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I've no idea how many architectural styles are involved here, nor how many doors and windows it once had.
Ledbury, Herefordshire.

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The coal office in Granary Square, Kings Cross, London, adjacent to Coal Drops Yard, constructed in the 1850s. Basically, coal would arrive on steam trains from northern England to be collected and distributed in London on horse and cart. Now the venue for offices and restaurants, but it’s kept it’s character externally extremely well.
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Château de Montvaillant by Andrew Priest, on Flickr

We walked past this castle without any inclination to its history. It is unclear as to the age of the building, but historical records related to the land go back to 1243. A couple of snippets of its history (translated from French follow).

‘The estate remained in this family for two centuries and, in 1542, was entrusted to Sieur Claude Delaporte, merchant of Anduze, who remained the vassal of the Count of Beaufort and had to pay each year to the Saint-André, a sum of 10 floors held in hand, and two knees on the ground, without carrying a sword, to pay tribute to the Counts of Alès. This ceremony did last, since in 1634 the son of Auban and Catherine Delaporte, noble Jean de Petit, Lord of Boisset, paid tribute to the Countess of Alès, Charlotte de Montmorency.’

‘A family arrangement attributed the property to Mrs. de Montvaillant. The name Montvaillant already appears in Florac in 1579, while Jean de Castel, Sieur de Montvaillant, lived here, there is still a castle in Montvaillant in the Prunet Hall, a nearby hamlet of Florac. It was a "Rieu", a lawyer in the time of Louis XV, who bought the title from one of his descendants. The Rieu de Montvaillant family was known in Anduze and Mialet. The door of the castle still bears its coat of arms today "From the mouths 1 to three spears of gold in pal 2 summoned by three besants 3 likewise".

J. P. Rieu de Montvaillant was a magistrate, advisor to the Court of Nimes, and at the same time an artist, in love with painting where he excelled. His son, a lawyer at the Paris bar, was mayor of Boisset and Gaujac. A former fellow of Mistral, he was known for his poetic work. He died at the age of 79 in 1906 and his son Alfred inherited the castle he sold, to pay his debts in 1932 to a retired pastor, Mr. Brunel, who in turn sold it in November 1940 to Mr. Elie Cohen.

The castle, now a children's house, served during the war as a place of passage and refuge for many Jewish children, and then an association in Avignon made it a holiday colony.
In 1948, the Confederation of the Gard of Veterans and Victims of War purchased the property and turned it into a nursing home opened in 1952. It was bought in 1997 by the Works and Institutions of the Deaconesses of Reuilly (O.I.D.R.) which installed a House specialized in the reception of people with Alzheimer's disease.

In practical terms, as far as buildings are concerned, a stilt visible at the western corner reminds us that this house has a very ancient history.’

Chemin de Stevenson-2018-D10-14: Day 10 of 12 – Florac to Gare de Cassagnas: Walking the Chemin de Stevenson (#GR70 Robert Louis Stevenson Trail) in the south of France.
 
This is Tretower Court in Powys, mid-Wales.
Dating from the 15th Century, now partly renovated.
10 shots to give a flavour of the building.
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Good Afternoon,

This is one of the four one-room schoolhouses that have survived the years in nearby Glocester, Rhode Island. It was called the Clarkville School, serving grades 1 through 8, from the mid-1800's all the way to the early 1950's. Note the separate entrance/exits for boys & girls, and the teacher entrance/exit on the west-facing side.

Regards,

Edd

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I was chatting with my bookseller yesterday morning, and she mentioned her shop is quite old - and there are parts of the ceiling showing a 15th century fresco, under later paint.

So here you are

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She says hi

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Cross posted in the Architecture thread, the Sylvia Hotel is a little over a century old and a landmark in the downtown Vancouver West End. If you get a room on the South side (this street-facing side) you have a view of one of the plentiful beaches around the South and West parts of the area and a view of English Bay with Kitsilano and Kits Beach across the way.

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Sylvia Hotel by Graham Moore, on Flickr
 
These beautiful old buildings are located in the centre of Cirencester in Gloucestershire.

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Roboticspro said:
Brian,

Thanks for sharing these; it makes a 21st century "walk through time" for me...:)

Regards,

Edd
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I'm glad you enjoyed them Edd.
Cirencester is a beautiful town in the Cotswold district and is more renowned for its Roman connection, once the second largest town in England, after London.
The Roman Corunium museum is well worth a visit, but I prefer strolling around the quieter architectural areas, which are literally no more than a five minute walk from the town centre.
It really does feel like going back in time.
 

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