Old Buildings In Your Area
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I love Chatsworth House and gardens and have visited a couple of times. It is such a lovely place.
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I wonder how many bricks she personally laidโฆ Always makes me chuckle when documentary programs say 'built by queen/king/wealthy landowner'. ๐
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Are you telling me Emperor Hadrian didn't construct the wall himself? They never tell you that on a plaque!
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Nice design but the size of it is way over the top.
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It does and the new buildings are not as intricate as earlier ones.
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Whilst not a building, the Camus Cross is a medieval standing stone (6 foot 6 inches), reckoned to date from the 10th century. It's only several miles from where i'm sitting.
There is an interesting folk tale surrounding it, if anyone cares to look it up.
We have a right to roam in Scotland, and I have twice been to see it, the second time with the posh landowner coming out to grumble at me! She said she owned the 90 odd acres, and I told her congratulations. ๐
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I've seen Lincoln Cathedral on here already so I'll add The Guildhall which dates back to 1520. It's central in the town and so if you're out and about shopping, no doubt you'll pass through it. The clock stops a lot recently which is a local talking point.
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The Guildhall of which town, is it in Lincoln too?
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Just looked it up. I could have done that before I asked. ๐
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Yes, sorry. Should have specified really! ๐
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I don't think I've ever been to Lincoln, not the city anyway. The cathedral does look worth a visit. Is it as splendid as Salisbury? I would enjoy the Guildhall too of course.
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It's a lovely cathedral and lots of history. The whole area up there called the bailgate is lovely to be fair. Lots of nice pubs and little local shops. I'd definitely recommend visiting (although I'm probably biased). I've not visited Salisbury cathedral but had a little google and it looks gorgeous!
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A couple of Russian gentlemen found Salisbury Cathedral so spectacular, they journeyed all the way from Moscow to see it. ๐ค
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My issue is slopes and stairs, for obvious reasons. I am much curtailed in where I can go these days. I will add Linoln to my list anyway! I have more places in the UK to visit than I have the time to see. I never understood why people have to go overseas for a holiday.
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That's a bit of a negative in some areas of Lincoln. As beautiful as it is, the cathedral and bailgate are located on a hill at the very top of Lincoln. There are quite a lot of steep areas, mainly if you're looking to go from the bailgate in to the centre of the town. The famous "Steep hill" definitely lives up to it's name. I've attempted this on many occasion after a few wines. I'm sure it's a very entertaining watch ๐ Here's a picture of some of it:
There are other routes into town though and the bus probably takes 5-10 minutes tops. And there are cobble stone streets in the bailgate in some places which I'm guessing are a no-go for you? Although most do have flat paths.
Are you in Salisbury or just like the cathedral there?
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Pah, you need to see the Hilltown in Dundee. Dundee is built on the slopes of an extinct volcano. It's like San Francisco with rotten weather!
My Freedom Chair would get up all manner of hills, I would be snookered with stairs though.
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Courseโฆ you're Scotland based aren't you! I knew that ๐
I had a google but wasn't very helpful. Is there any particular streets I can look for?
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Small world eh @SheffieldMan1976! Did you like it when you visited?
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Aww that's sweet of you. Bet he adores you ๐ It was a big old shop that! Was great going there as a kid.
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Online pictures don't do it justice, I've just taken a look. Walking or Driving up the Hilltown would eventually take you to Dundee Law, which sits at an elevation of around 570 feet. The view is pretty decent from there, you can get a nice view of both Tay bridges, and over to Fife.
The original rail bridge was crossed by the last Emperor of Brazil - Pedro II, Queen Victoria's youngest son - Prince Leopold, and most impressively - President Ulysses S. Grant in 1877. It was the longest in the world at the time.
The bridge fell down on 28th December1879 during a terrible storm, all passengers aboard a Dundee bound train were killed. Sir Thomas Bouch the railway engineer and bridge designer, he died the following October, his reputation destroyed.
The remains of the old bridge can be clearly observed from a train crossing today!
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