The oldest book I own, printed in 1793. Published before the 1798 rising, Irish act of Union etc. The practical builder; or workman's general assistant;shewing the most approved and easy methods for drawing and working the whole or separate part of any building - William Pain.

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🤔Not for everyone, but If you ❤️ places like Great Coxwell barn, and you're comforted by continuity, you might like my Genius Loci Digest. A photographer's camper-van-camino through the historic gems of the British Isles. Posted weekly. http://digest.andyma...

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Great Coxwell barn in Oxfordshire was built in 1292. Dendrochronology has shown that some of its timbers were felled in 1256, whilst the majority were felled in the winter of 1291. It was part of a Cistercian abbey founded by King John. I forgot all that when I first saw inside - jaw dropping..

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Gabled delight at Ogleforth in York. This is what happens when you cover a medieval timber framed building in glue and roll it through a brick factory. #HappyFriday

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How lovely is this church? Some places carry the whispers of people long after they are gone. All Saints', Billesley, Warwickshire once stood at the heart of a medieval village. Today, the village is gone and it stands alone in a copse.

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