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Category Archives: Historical buildings
Thursday Doors – Edinburgh
I’m in East Calder, near Edinburgh for a few weeks, which is a great place to find some interesting Thursday Doors to post. Grandchild number five has arrived and I’ve left Mr. R. and The Gaffer to finish off … Continue reading
Posted in Britian, Historical buildings, History, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged EastCalder, HistoricalRuins, Scotland, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Fermanagh
Last year I posted some Thursday Doors from this location but it’s definitely worth a second sharing. Recently we took a short boat trip up/down river (not sure which) and paid another visit to the Crom Estate, in county Fermanagh, … Continue reading
Posted in boats, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged AncientTrees, castles, CountyFermanagh, Crom, IrelandTravel, ruins, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors – Cork City
I’ve been searching through some photographs I took in Cork City earlier in the year and managed to find some I hadn’t already included in a Thursday Doors post. As we’ll be moving house soon, I’m confined to quarters sorting … Continue reading
Posted in Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged CorkCity, HistoricalBuildings, ireland, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
We drive past this door almost every time we are in Cork City and it always catches my eye and cries out to be a Thursday Door. It’s set in a very long stone wall. The wall eventually leads to … Continue reading
Thursday Doors – Derry Again
I’m still in Derry for this week’s Thursday Doors and this was as high as I could go in the Tower Museum. The view from the rooftop is wonderful, with the River Foyle cutting through the city in the background. … Continue reading
Posted in Britian, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged DerryCity, SpanishArmada, Spitfire, ThursdayDoors, TowerMuseumDerry, WW2
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Thursday Doors – Derry
In March we paid a visit to our family in Derry, Northern Ireland, and this time I made sure I took some photos of the Guildhall. The construction of this beautiful building began in 1887 and it opened in July 1890. It … Continue reading
Posted in Historical buildings, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged Derry City, Guildhall Derry, Stained Glass, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
At the bottom of this very nondescript lane you’ll see an old stone arch and as this is a Thursday Doors post, I’ve taken photographs of a couple of doors on my way through the lane. There’s even a few … Continue reading
Thursday Doors
Continuing on from last week’s Thursday Doors in Dublin, I have a question for you. What do vampires and Stephen’s Green have in common? Why should I be reminded of something that scared the life out of me in my … Continue reading
Posted in Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel, victorian ireland, writers
Tagged BoerWar, BramStoker, DublinCity, IrishTravel, StephensGreen, ThursdayDoors
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Thursday Doors
Last week’s Thursday Doors photos were taken as we drove through Dublin city headed for Marconi House, headquarters of one of our national radio stations, Today FM. I had been invited by The Last Word host, Matt Cooper, to participate … Continue reading
Thursday Doors
Not the best quality images for Thursday Doors this week, as they were taken from the car as we traversed Dublin city, so you’ll have to forgive me. I couldn’t pass them without capturing a few shots, Dublin is famous … Continue reading
Posted in Historical buildings, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel
Tagged DublinCity, DublinDoors, ThursdayDoors, travelireland
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