Saturday 25 July 2009

Wobbly house

Neighbours. They support us and lend a shoulder to lean upon when tired. Also handy when you run out of sugar, or, in the case of this house, when you need a pint at the end of a long day on your feet.

Lancaster is full of old buildings, many of which suggest today that planners in Georgian and Victorian times didn't pay as much attention to issues of subsidence as they might have done. But they designed damn fine windows, eh?

( These buildings can be seen on St Georges Quay, along Lancaster's riverfront )

14 comments:

  1. That is just plain mad! Its making my head hurt. What must it be like inside?!

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  2. A song comes to my mind: Lean on me...

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  3. I LOVE this house!!! I mean, as someone in real estate, I'm horrified by the structure...but it's so quaint, you've got to love it :)

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  4. Were the masons drinking Guinness Ale while they were building this one?!

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  5. Wow,that building really needs all the support it can get!

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  6. you´re right about neighbors, I have a very good relationship with mine!
    Nice picture, it´s just a impression or the house in the middle is a little bit twisted?

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  7. Paty, this is no visual trick - that house IS twisted!

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  8. Thanks all - glad you have enjoyed the photo. :)

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  9. What a great shot! I can't look at it too long though. It makes me feel a little queasy!

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  10. Great photos, a lot of history in it. And I can feel myself swaying just looking at it.

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  11. Lois and KnoxvilleM - maybe I should have titled it 'seasick' then?

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  12. Love this photo...it has a very "Daliesque" quality to it :-)

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