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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 01:07 on 24th October 2008 Great bird watching at Rutland water, and of course their yearly birding fair. I hang my head in shame to say I don't remember seeing the church/museum while there. Probably too busy watching the bird life  . |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 05:07 on 24th October 2008 It seems to me that everywhere you turn over there, there is some ancient building, carefully preserved. What a treasure trove! Can you imagine how much it would cost to build a building like that in today's dollars/pounds? Or something like York Minster. My husband guesstimated York Minster would probably cost around a billion dollars to build today.
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Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia | Posted at 05:10 on 24th October 2008 That's if the craftsmen could be found Ruth. |
| Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 05:21 on 24th October 2008 You're right, Wolf. They were the state of the art technology of their day. No computers, no power tools or cranes, not even a slide rule. LOL The only building that I've ever been in here in the US that even comes close to all the wonderful stuff over there is the US Capitol, in Washington, DC. I believe it was built between 1800 and 1825, so it's relatively new by ancient buidling standards. lol
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| Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia | Posted at 05:27 on 24th October 2008 Years ago I bought a house on a farm , that had been built by convicts using bricks that they had made on the property. That was just over a hundred years old at the time, and that was old for Australia. Will mail you a few photos. Edited by: Wolf at:24th October 2008 05:29 |
| Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 05:32 on 24th October 2008 Cool, Wolf, can't wait!
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| Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia | Posted at 05:52 on 24th October 2008 Will go and do it now, see you later Ruth  |
| Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | Posted at 06:16 on 24th October 2008 Seeya, Wolf. I'll say goodnight. Time for me to turn in. But since it's Favorite Pictures, here's a great one:
 Picture by caroline beaumont
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| Wolf Posts: 3423 Joined: 9th Jul 2008 Location: Australia | Posted at 06:52 on 24th October 2008 Storm brewing ? or just another day in England ? |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | Posted at 11:41 on 24th October 2008 Hey Ruth, I like your new glasses in the avatar. Lol |
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