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Château de Beaufort - Goudet - Chemin de Stevenson-2018-D2-16 by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
The Château de Beaufort is a ruined castle located along the upper reaches of the Loire River in France. It is near the village of Goudet in the département of Haute-Loire, in the Auvergne region. It was built in the 13th century and modified in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Built for surveillance and domination of the Loire valley, the castle provides an interesting example of how a 13th-century feudal castle could be adapted to the evolution of military construction, notably with the development of artillery. During the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion, it was of historical importance, but after the French Revolution, it fell victim to a gradual abandonment, which reduced it to a state of ruin.
Robert Louis Stevenson stopped here on his trip documented in Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes (1879).
"In this pleasant humour I came down the hill to where Goudet stands in a green end of a valley, with Château Beaufort opposite upon a rocky steep, and the stream, as clear as crystal, lying in a deep pool between them."
Thetford Priory ruins. Established 1103 and despite graves of the Howard and Tudor families could not save it from a victim of the Reformation, dissolved in 1540. Photo taken in the 1980's as I lived on the former grounds where the agricultural fields were just across the river, and my kids learned to ride their bikes along the open field walking paths leading to the ruins.
The Kitchen - Restormel Castle - Lostwithiel, Cornwall, UK - UK2016-101 by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
The kitchen was originally open to the roof. It contained a wide fireplace in the wall (shown). Restormel Castle or Kastel Rostorrmel lies by the River Fowey near Lostwithiel in Cornwall, England, UK. It is one of the four chief Norman castles of Cornwall. The castle is notable for its perfectly circular design. Although once a luxurious residence of the Earl of Cornwall, the castle was all but ruined by the 16th century. It was briefly reoccupied and fought over during the English Civil War but was subsequently abandoned.
Located on a spur of high ground overlooking the River Fowey, Restormel Castle is an unusually well-preserved example of a circular shell keep, a rare type of fortification built during a short period in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Only 71 examples are known in England and Wales, of which Restormel Castle is the most intact of all.
We actually spent a bit of time exploring the Castle, which turned out to be more interesting than the first impressions suggested.
This is what was once the Kanas City workhouse castle.
Ngoolark [West] by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
Ngoolark (Building 34) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Joondalup. It is the University's student administration building.
In theory it was a place to reform those convicted of crimes through paying off debt via indentured servitude. It was slavery.
Thanks for the clarification. Very interesting.
Curious. What is the association with the photo before yours ?
I was wondering that myself. Maybe the pattern in the feathers?
@goldmac2006 can you shed some light on this please? Was it an error or a very interesting association?
Edith Dircksey Cowan by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
Edith Dircksey Cowan etched into the glass of building 2 at Edith Cowan University.
The glass structure was added to the building to resolve a problem with the roof leaking.