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julianthegypsy
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It's well worth it. Our family membership is £11 a month. One visit alone saves us money, plus the free parking at a lot of the nice gardens. We can't comfortably walk too far or we'd do more gardens, but we're blessed with a variety of really interesting places within an hour or so's drive of Cirencester.
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The gardens really are some hidden gems
Mate worked on a couple of sites with their guys. At one point they were part of Linford Bridgeman, Based in Lichfield. They had a management buy-out before Linfords went bust. and put my mate out of work. Works for himself now and loves it.
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A place that has been on the "must visit" list for some time now is Crossness pumping station out past Woolwich. Incredible ornate Victorian ironwork, even more impressive when you think its function was purely for pumping poo out of London 
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That is mental, love it.A place that has been on the "must visit" list for some time now is Crossness pumping station out past Woolwich. Incredible ornate Victorian ironwork, even more impressive when you think its function was purely for pumping poo out of London
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Because back in the day we didn’t have private equity firms for the mega rich to hide their money. BlackRock, Vanguard etc. basically own all the money in the world. Same reason we don’t ever see cream on the top of milk. It’s valuable and there are too many ways for people to skim off the top and shove the profit into their own pockets.
In the Victorian era successful and altruistic industrialists wanted to be remembered for their contributions to society. These days, global corporations and their individual “shareholders” want to benefit personally at the expense of the wider society.
Have a google for images of Halifax Borough Market - the inside is as creative in using ironwork.
Even as a kid, after fighting through the tall and narrow, but flippin' heavy, swing doors to get inside, I used to look up at the structure, upper walkways, etc while waiting for mum to buy meat, veg, sewing stuff, etc. In the late 70's, through 80's I don't recall many empty stalls, shops or stands. Nearly always busy.
Shame if its going down the pan.
Did you do the signs for Nottingham castle? They are all Corten, And look so out of place
Sadly not.
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I used to know who made the bricks for that, I THINK it was the same brickmaker who did Hampton court place. I know a guy who can date and tell you who made the bricks
Poor bugger has silicosis and is nearly blind and only 63.A.J. Mugridge | Traditional Handmade Bricks, Tiles, Edgers, Pavers, Special Brickwork, Shropshire.
A.J. Mugridge - supplying the UK construction industry with hand-crafted bricks and roofing tiles for well over thirty years.www.ajmugridge.co.uk
He would be a very interesting person to talk to I would imagine. This is well worth a few minutes:
Shame about the mans health but good on him to have achieved so much.
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I’ve been there a few times, fascinating placeA place that has been on the "must visit" list for some time now is Crossness pumping station out past Woolwich. Incredible ornate Victorian ironwork, even more impressive when you think its function was purely for pumping poo out of London
