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Fort Dunlop
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Baltic Flour Mill
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Posted : 24/05/2011 11:38 pm
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This thread's wonderful, I love brick buildings and structures. The two Bristol buildings at the beginning are very familiar, the Byzantine one used to host a music venue once upon a time. It's in Welsh Back. The Maidenhead Brunel Bridge I know as well; I worked on that a few years ago when I was doing some agency stuff, helping a bloke who specialised in bridges over water assemble a pontoon up river then tow it with a Zodiac to the bridge so repairs could be made to the brickwork. Great fun, but it was March and snowing, and a bit brisk.
I love this little bridge, I've been watching its restoration over the last few years:

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Double Bridge, the Wilts And Berks Canal, near Reybridge, Wiltshire.


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 12:52 am
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bikebuoy - your first photo is Madrid cathedral not Florence ๐Ÿ˜‰ very nice it is too.

Im pretty sure that masonry buildings arnt brick buildings? e.g. the great wall of china or some of those castles.

Get more dieste on here, his stuff is insane!
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Some stuff you wouldnt believe possible with bricks!


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 1:21 am
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Not Madrid Cathedral, probably Milan becuase that's what bit says in the photo title, anus...


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 5:18 am
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Not a bullfighting fan, but the main Madrid bullring:

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Posted : 25/05/2011 7:57 am
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Stourbridge glass cone, quite impressive in an industrial kind of way.

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Posted : 25/05/2011 8:25 am
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... Im pretty sure that masonry buildings arnt brick buildings? e.g. the great wall of china...

lots of bricks in the wall of china:
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Posted : 25/05/2011 8:32 am
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The great thing about this place...
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Is that it has two bike shops!!!


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 9:22 am
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Nah, deffo the back entrance to the Duomo in Flo' sorry, lived there for 2 years so know it well.
Too many churches to post here, seriously stunning stuff just inland from Flo' over to Sienna.. "one must totally go there yah"

Best thread so far. I like honesty in build, from worn out labour to inspired design concepts.. Huge fan, thanks for bringing this one up Elfin.. <clap clap>

Whilst I'm on Elfin, that Bar you posted earlier is call Bar Hubbub and I've an Appt over the road from there.. Loadsa stuff from the East End, excellent.. "it's all cockeney init"

Why have the Europeans some inspired designs, we're only just catching up, which is about time.

More pics please.. loving THIS thread.


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 9:54 am
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Near my home villiage, Cambs


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 9:59 am
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Now near where I live, Hants.


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 10:00 am
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Following on from Abbey Mills, Crossness:

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With it's much more jazzy interior!

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Posted : 25/05/2011 10:32 am
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Dagenham Civic Centre for a bit of good old deco goodness!

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Posted : 25/05/2011 10:59 am
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Mudejar architecture (Moorish Christian converts) is wonderful:
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Posted : 25/05/2011 11:00 am
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More moorish architecture, the Giralda in Seville is possibly the most famous example:
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Posted : 25/05/2011 11:07 am
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Civic Hall, Sotty.


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 11:13 am
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St Mark's Venice.

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Posted : 25/05/2011 11:35 am
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Good Call GTDave. More Art Deco lovliness:

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Speke Airport Terminal


 
Posted : 25/05/2011 11:42 am
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Like em', love em', loath em' they've been with us for many years now belching steam..


 
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