The 45m long Pulteney Bridge in Bath, England, is one of only four in the world with shops on both sides along its entire length. Constructed in limestone in 1770-1774 by the nearly legendary architect Robert Adam. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f3015681654ee3b72c43f18675c96d4247d82ed4b81248676ad33b4531e3173d.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/cd74734aeb8c735a87ecedb4f7f16e0656b0acfea0121cf56cabc40cce717b2c.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d969c66f0ce26e13ca7c409e4b65eb10ffb726c9ddfe4f305830594db651528d.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f549dcb4b4985dd472f42c715300dfa52c3fcff7089696e9a296813e4eb14350.file

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When this thing gets built I hope they first revive the old Coade Stone method, a cast stone material that creates statues and architectural details stronger than natural stone. These stone items are all about 250 years old and in perfect shape despite being frost hail and soot. The molds created can then be shared with other states and cities around America to help kickstart the Traditional building program almost everyone is longing for, seriously reducing building costs. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6571fb98522ba23ecd24e31c03f0c5d2542e282597106f937ae5ee6cf1c29d5a.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/0fab01d0c2d5b44cff718693148e271e0635f3f053b95e2dad05f12cf6acd020.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a4906dbdde71684bcd8ea59c6eb41e2884f92f790d381c11b04c03c74f10275c.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5468f2117c215fa38f397dfb288aa902663dc25dc1790c17fcd1479ddb41f8ad.file

These stories just keep coming. I sometimes toy with the idea of living abroad for a couple of years (for the sake of my children to learn about a different culture so that they can see their own in the proper light), but Mrs. Wrath is aware and firmly puts an end to my ideas. In Japan I have never even had to wait for a drop in appointment more than 10-15 minutes. There's no quotas (who came up with that idea!?!) for educating doctors so at least here in Tokyo there's tons of specialists all over. I once saw a GP for an ailment and he suggested it might be worth doing a CR scan but it would be out of health insurance. "No problem." So he rings up the local (!) CR clinic and five minutes later I have walked over and getting prepped for scanning. Cost was under $67 (US) in the end (turned out it wasn't anything serious). Another time I saw my dentist in the street one evening and told him I had chipped a tooth. "No problem I am free tonight." So he opens up the clinic for me (he lived upstairs of it), fixes the tooth and wished me a good night. I think that was about $20 (with insurance). I have so many stories like this to compare with the dismal care this family received by the NHS.

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In England in the middle ages good stone for building and paving was usually imported by sea or navigable river from the best quarries. Less affluent places or those without access to waterways had to do with whatever local stone they could find or in some unlucky places like Essex (clay and sand), do without. This all changed with the railways which meant that high quality stone could be transported anywhere in the country cheap and easy. Today in England more stone is used per capita than ever before. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6715c0a37a8bae3a693b2d6e67292a528b39d8182cb3a353eef65d79ed8ddbf8.file

At the 1440 century Minster Lovell Hall in Oxfordshire you can see well preserved genuine medieval cobblestone. The Hall has been in ruins since 1747. The cobblestone used was pebbles from the river Windrush, pushed into into a layer of clay by hand, then overlaid with oak planks and pounded level. To keep the pebbles in place and make leveling even more efficient is a square pattern of lime stone. The limestone is worn to pieces but the cobblestone itself is in near perfect condition without any maintenance at all. The trick is to push the cobbles in standing, not lengthwise or laying flat, and leave only the top part visible (in some places one third was the standard method). https://hell.twtr.plus/media/fec3d5f7dabaabfb004061640803505cb706c8f94001432ae4d7d72078da27e5.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2e4ce541689e43aa947d0c3b14bf0b42d3d4c1d4dbadd380cc034a1f3417c4d4.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e8e08a17c9ed75c97040e16da77965477105ac78ad87712ddf5ae4d26168b97d.file

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