Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Leaning House of Norwich
It may look as if this structure is about to give, but it’s not. The slanting wood pieces are from oak trees. Back in the olden days, people would use oak to build houses. If they used mature oak trees, it would be pointless as they would impossible to cut. So they used young oak trees. However, since they were cut while they were still young, the tendency was for them to keep growing, thus either creating the diagonal line or when used horizontally, they form wavy lines.
This house over a hundred years ago was left to the city’s mayor by his father. Now it is a building for the Antiques Centre and offices for the Norfolk and Norwich Festival and other organisations.
I am many things - a life coach, a diversity champion, a freelance writer and translator, a dog lover, a citizen of the world, etc - but never thought of myself as a photographer. Norwich inspires me to capture snapshots of this fine Norman city. Take a trip down Norwich lanes or enjoy a walk in the park with me.
on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 at 11:34 am:
cool post…loved reading about the leaning house…..:)
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on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 at 3:48 pm:
Awesome….so interesting!
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on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 at 9:04 pm:
fantastic shot – and really informative. Thanks!
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on Saturday, September 1st, 2007 at 9:48 pm:
Now that was an interesting read
Thanks for sharing that with us.
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