The title says 'Old Street' It is called Old Street, it is it's name not it's description. These houses used to be just one property and are now divided into 3 separate houses. I spoke with the occupant of the house on the right and she said it was the school room. I think maybe it was the school room in the 19th century as there were no local schools in the 17th century and it was originally the vicarage or church building. The old church is immediately behind me as I took this picture.(which may feature later in the challenge). The street in front of the building would have been just a dirt track and the 'cobble stones' would be a 19th century addition. Technically, although they are called 'cobble' they are not, they are 'stone sets', cobble stones are rounded and are from the river bed where they have taken that shape from constant movement in the water.
I am really loving the buildings, fences and textures of this old part of where you live. What a field day you could even have just taking picture of all the textures!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Like Cqrol, I'm love the textures and those high stone fences ... so wonderful. How fortunate you are to live in such a place.
ReplyDeleteI've been loving the entire series Leo but only today could I post a comment. Love the B&W also really fits your theme.
ReplyDeleteThat's one thing I miss from living in England. The houses. They're just not the same in New Zealand! I like your crop of the road.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful buildings. I love traditional British architecture, it so quaint :)
ReplyDeleteI can't help but wonder if these are all relatively near your residence, or do you have to travel a ways to get to them? It seems from visionary that you live is a very rural place yourself?
ReplyDeleteSo far,MML, they are all within 5 Miles of where I live, some within walking distance. We live in what is Rossendale Forest, a place reserved for the King to hunt deer and wild boar. It was so rural and isolated that it wasn't even mentioned in the Domesday Book. It was said that a squirrel could travel for one side of Rossendale to the other without ever touching the ground, not so today. Today the area is made up of many small villages and hamlets, at a guess about 40, in a 50 square miles. There is still a lot of green land about and hill farming is still carried on here. It is a valley with hills rising to 1500ft above sea level. There are a few places to stand where you can see the sea which is 40 miles away. the climate is, (we say an overcoat cooler), noticeably different to the surrounding area and the summer is six weeks shorter also, and therefore the winter is 6 weeks longer. We are a hardy lot and can stand the cold more. We often sit with our feet in the fridge to get warmed up. (just joking). It's a lovely place to live and the natives are very friendly. It was the place where the industrial revolution started and boasted dozens of cotton mills employing many thousands of people.
DeleteWow, I would love to live where you live! Or at least visit. Not very many interesting buildings like that where I live.
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