old doors, windows, walls, etc.

The pumping engine house for Wheal Coates tin mine. For Pam. I may have posted this here before but a quick trawl didn't find it!

Pedraza in Segovia Province is a very well preserved medieval fortified town and worth a visit despite the tourist coach loads on a day trip from Madrid. It does boast some excellent restaurants.

Some of these in the old quarters of Madrid are artistic and pleasing.

on a stormy day. This has to be for Pam too. It's a typical English West Country coastal town shot. Even without the sea as a backdrop, it couldn't be anything else!

old wall, church and street in Chinchon, Madrid Province

Pedraza, Segovia Province, night shot,

The convent from above. There are a number of steep ascents to the high point of the ridge from here. I normally ascend by another route and sometimes descend here. I have ascended here twice only and it is pergatory if you are not reasonably fit! Situated at the foot of the steep ridge of the Sierra de La Cabrera.

By the side of La Torre de Los Lujanes, dated mid to late 15th century. Possibly earlier as there is still some Moorish influence there. Shot taken in a very narrow alleyway. Camera to one side of head as I squeezed right back against the opposite wall. I couldn't see what I was taking. Pure guesswork and the first take was the one!

Originally the major Roman settlement (Complutensis) in what is now the Madrid area, and situated approx 10 miles east of the modern city, Alcala de Henares was the early university centre and houses the (excellent) archaeological museum for Madrid Province. The vast Ciudad Universitaria (University City) complex in Northwest Madrid is named Complutense in honour of the original university here and after its original Roman name. It is also one of the places that claims Cervantes as its son.

One of many villages we looked at. The purpose was for my girlfriend to find a cheap and cheerful bolt-holt to do up and use to escape from Madrid at the weekends. And if I'm a good boy, I might get to share it too sometimes! Sight and sound: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s I tried to add this to the group Sight and sound but seem to have reached the max allowed. I don't understand. I add about 2 a month. How can I have exceeded the maximum with 2 in one day? .................. OK I have just read the rules. One a day!!

Chinchon, Madrid Province is very pretty and very touristy. I visited on a Monday in April, so it was pleasantly tourist-horde free.

Old door in Maderuelo, Segovia Province. Night shot.

I was asked to provide more shots of this monastery wall, so here is the first one. La Sierra de La Cabrera. For Diane.

Found in Pedraza, Segovia Province

William Murdoch's House, Redruth Cornwall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Murdoch

Many of the streets go under the houses. A good use of space in these hilly villages of the beautiful Sierra de Francia, Salamanca, Province. You may remember this shot (just round the corner from here); www.ipernity.com/doc/2247598/43703060/in/album/999416

A mix of styles and colours is typical of this part of old Madrid.

Carn Marth - towards St Agnes Beacon; the sea can just be seen.