Tudor arch entrance with soffit

A tudor arch corbels out to produce cover to an entrance in stone

Alton towers castle

I keep asking myself how did they do it so long ago. So many men. No machinery. The mind boggles.

Stone and brick with double turrents

This building like so many utilise a stone base which give it balance yet still sit with age.

Multiple colour and ornate brick

While many of us pass buildings every day, not much thought is contemplated in the amount of work that goes into such a building.
An example of heritage contemplating the teams of men that would work together in one place to create potentially a building that ages with grace.
Notice how the copper nails turn the slate green.

Twin semi circular arches

Clever use of both brick and stone stone the arches also provide cover for the glass. The windows also sit well balanced with the buildings proportions.

Stone soffit entrance

This stone soffit complements the red engineering brick done with a red wash pointing.

Semi circular arch in multiple colours with red wash

A semi circular arch done in multiple colours yet provides a unique finish produced from a red wash that has bled into the other colours.

English bond with struck joint

Not a typical weather struck finish but a strike through the mortar joint really gives these joints a unique finish.
Done in English bond I love it.

Stone bridge canal walls

Here stone walls and bridge to the liverpool canal with softened round caps

Multiple bullseyes - foundry

Finally I managed to take an image of this building without obstructions. Multiple coloured bricks and intense ornates

Brick bridge Liverpool

A brick bridge carries trains with particular bonding to increase strength. A hard task for trades laying bricks blind to the soffit from above.

Stone Niche

This stone niche shows axing and scutching to provide texture to the stone.

rubble stone integrated with Quoins

This stone is carefully integrated using tight mortar joints to achieve a beautiful finish.

Curved stone pier

The use of stone and brick together these piers serve a purpose and certain elements have more than asthetic value.

Brick Chimney - Albert Dock

Built on the Albert Dock in Liverpool UK chimenys are more than hollow piers, they require venturi effect to effectively carry smoke.

Terracotta inserts and corbels

Terracotta inserts and corbals to a bay with a render or dado strip.

Ornate stone arch Prague

An ornate stone arch way in Prague.

Kalgoorlie post office

Built in stone this is a beautiful building in the gold mining town of Kalgoorlie.

Kalgoorlie Pub

A typical Kalgoorlie pub some 8 hours from the coast. Theres nearly one on every block in this gold mining town.

Kalgoorlie federation building

A typical Australian federation building in Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie memorial stone

A memorial stone to the soldiers that died int he first and second world war.

Kalgoorlie stone building

Again lovely colours in the stone.

Kalgoorlie train station - long

This station gives you a sense of what once was a thriving gold town with raila s the only means of transport.
Rather long really.

Stonework Kalgoorlie train station

Stonework in Kalgoorlie train station.

I love this stone unbeleivable colours. Real outback Australia.

Google earth location: 30°44'51.60"S 121°28'20.29"E

Ghost town Coolgardie

Once a thriving town in the tens of thousands now a ghost town
Notice the width fo the roads, real outback

Google Earth location: 30°57'16.68"S121° 9'57.04"E