England

The oldest of the three flint houses I uploaded photos of today. This is a half-timber building in the original sense -- that is, it has a stone ground floor with timber construction above. The beams may well have been plastered over for much of its life. Again the raised gable ends are common features of older East Anglian houses and cottages. All three houses are in/on Bishopgate in Norwich. The other two are posted to the left..

A flint house, built in 1855, in/on Bishopgate, Norwich. This is proudwork, in which the rounded ends of the stones face outward. I believe the gable-ends rising higher than the roof are typical of older East Anglian houses and cottages. Another flint house is posted to the left and another to the right. All are in/on Bishopgate in Norwich.

A flint cottage in/on Bishopgate, Norwich. This is proudwork, in which the rounded ends of the stones face outward. I believe the gable-ends rising higher than the roof are typical of older East Anglian houses and cottages. This is in/on Bishopgate in Norwich. Photos of two other flint houses from this street are posted to the right...

Tombland is an Old Norse word meaning open space. It was the marketplace until the Normans moved the market to its current spot in the late eleventh century. The memorial is to Edith Cavell, and is the work of S. C. Clark. It stands outside the wall along the west side of the cathedral close. If you're ever in Norwich, by the way, Tombland is pronounced as two equally stressed syllables.

Toronto is still light-deprived, and I haven't had much time to take photographs, so here's another old one, from 2013. Sun and a chance to shoot photos forecast for tomorrow.

I decided to repost some of the photos I deleted when the site looked as if it was going under. The Guildhall was completed in 1413, and housed the city offices from then till 1938. This is square knapped flintwork with stone trim. It is the costliest form of flintwork, so probably was used to make the building more impressive. The flintwork dates from 1534, when the Guildhall was rebuilt after the roof of the council chamber collapsed..

I don't think I've posted this here before.

Posted for comparison with Cheryl Beal's shot from the other end of Side: www.ipernity.com/doc/cheryl.1beal/45646154

St. John's Lodge (1812, John Ruffield) and Gardens (1994, Colvin and Moggridge Landscape Architects). Re-post.

This has appeared before, but with the eyes of all the statues masked, I've grown out of that phase now.

The Church of St. Peter Mancroft (1455) seen from the Forum (2001, Michael Hopkins and Partners). The big version seems worth a look to me; click the pic, tap it, or type Z.

The River Bure at Horning, Norfolk. Re-edit of an old photo.

River Wensum, Norwich ++++++ Probably inspired by a faulty memory of Monet's "Bathers at La Grenouillère": images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/1/6-bathers-at-la-grenouillere-claude-monet.jpg However, I recollect this being inspired by a faulty memory of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "La Grenouillère": media.overstockart.com/optimized/cache/data/product_images/RN860-1000x1000.jpg "Don't know thyself" is my motto. Monet and Renoir painted La Grenouillère while standing side by side. More tributes: www.ipernity.com/doc/fitzgerald/album/1294982?with=45547580

Evening rush hour at Victoria Station, London, August 2012. This is a re-post, although it may not have appeared on ipernity before.. ==== And the photo in the note at top left is a cropped version.

Kensington Gardens, London. The memorial was completed in 1875; it was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, and the statue of Prince Albert is by John Henry Foley. In the background is Royal Albert Hall, opened in 1871. It was designed by Capt. Francis Fowke and Major-Gen. H. Y. D. Scott of the Royal Engineers; the dome was designed by another engineer, Rowland Mason Ordish. The PiP has a view from the other side of the memorial.

The top of a cast of the memorial of Marchese Spinetta Malaspina (1430-5) in the East Cast Court.

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Norwich. The cathedral opened in 1145, and most of the original structure has been retained. A new edit of a photo posted earlier on Flickr.

At the seaside in Suffolk. A re-post from two years ago -- the sun has deserted Toronto.