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The best way to suppose what may come,

is to remember what is past.
The Roses at Silves Castle, Portugal
George Saville, Marquis of Halifax , 1633-1695

There is something about ruins, perhaps the way that outlines soften as walls crumble, that make them very attractive for photographers. Erosion, creeping vegetation, lichens, all contribute to the mellowing. Sometimes old buildings and artifacts are kept in perfect condition, and as styles and fashions ebb and flow the old becomes new again.

Bambrugh Castle, Northumberland
Bamburgh Castle
Terracotta Forcing Pots for Rhubarb
The Little Castle at Bolsover, Derbyshire
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Bolsover Castle
Rhubarb Forcing Pots
Ornamental Kitchen Garden, Grimsthorpe
Market Square in Bruges
Grimsthorpe Castle
Grote Markt, Bruges
ruins of Clifden Castle
Ponte Romana, Tavira, Portugal
Ponte Romana, Tavira
Sky Road, Connemara
spot where Thomas Becket was murdered in Canterbury
Thirlestane Castle from the east
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle, Scotland
ruined stone village of Slievemore
Slievemore, Achill Island
round houses in Veryan, Cornwall
Georgian door in Merrion Square, Dublin
Veryan, Cornwall
ruins of Whitby Abbey
child climbing in the ruins of Whitby Abbey
Doors of Dublin
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey
portico of the Minoritenkirche, Vienna Francis Light Memorial, Penang
Minoritenkirche, Vienna
Francis Light Memorial
elaborate window of the Merrion Hotel, Dublin
Reichsburg Castle in autumn
Reichsburg Castle
Dublin
steep steps to Lucy Tower, Lincoln Castle Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Kapitan Kling Mosque, Penang
Confederate graveyard in Atlanta
Confederate Graveyard
Kapitan Kling Mosque
chimney and ruins at Botallack, Cornwall cupola, Lantern of Hope
engine houses at Botallack, Cornwall
Botallack
Lantern of Hope
prehistoric dolmen in France
windmills at Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk
Prehistoric dolmen
Katz Castle, Germany
arched door and barred window in a medieval town
Katz Castle
Hidden Doorway
marble pillars in the cloister at Fontfroide
silhouette of romantic Sooneck Castle
Sooneck Castle
castles of Sterrenberg and Liebenstein
The cloister at Fontfroide
Sterrenberg and Liebenstein
statues in niches at York Minster
tower in Willemstad
Statues, York Minster
Old City Hall
ancient milestone in Derbyshire
Fountains Abbey
Fountains Abbey
The Milepost
Cliveden House deer grazing near the old stables at Dunham Massey
Cliveden House
Dunham Massey
ruins of Norham Castle
Isaiah Davenport House, Savannah
Isaiah Davenport House, Savannah
pier at Lytham St Annes
Kirkham Priory ruins
The Pier at Lytham St Annes
Kirkham Priory
Dryburgh Abbey, Scotland
cannon at the Needles Old Battery
The Needles Old Battery
Romantic Dryburgh Abbey
Berney Arms Drainage Mill from Burgh Castle
Remains of the Roman Fort at Burgh Castle
Berney Arms Mill and Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle, Norfolk
St Mary's Church, East Somerton
Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield, Yorkshire
Ruins of St Mary's Parish Church
Burton Agnes Hall
Smailholm Tower, Scottish Borders detail of stonework in St Albans cathedral
Smailholm Tower
Stone Detail, St Albans
houses under boulders at Vermillion Cliffs
The Commendators House, Melrose Abbey
Vermillion Cliffs
Melrose Abbey
arches of historic Sonning Bridge
Sonning Bridge