The Great Stukeley Hotel
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5 years ago in #architecturalphotography by molometer (69)
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Beautiful daffodils, lucky you! Mine are still hidden deep under the snow. Isn't it amazing when you start to look at the history that happened right in your own backyard? Of course yours is much more ancient history than anything I have here but I am still always surprised when I find out new things that happened here in the past.
Thanks Mel, I suppose it's a question of time scales and use cases.
The roads meant that people continued using a particular route over time.
If you check out the old routes near you I'd bet you find similar stuff from the 1600's maybe?
Maybe undocumented native American trails, but my area was not 'settled' until the 1800's. The rivers were the early roads.
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The Pink is hard to miss, it is mind blowing ot think how long that road has been there
What a cool Post
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Thanks Jay, I've driven past this hotel for months and it literally was your wednesday walk that got me to stop and take a closer look. So glad i did. It is a fascinating little slice of history. !tip
It really does have such interesting history and I am glad the walk Challenge inspired you to find out and share with us the history
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I’d love to take a country road to this place! Nice job capturing this architecture. Steem on :)
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Thanks JC, it is a very pleasant walk in this area. Not to hilly but enough to get you puffing and some great buildings.
I wonder how many movies or books the hotel has been mentioned in. For some reason I think at least one of each, since the name was so familiar, but a quick google search did not mention any. I wish we had early daffodils popping up, but if they are they would have to be mutant 3 footers to push through the snow.
The Dick Turpin connection is quite interesting. I may do a deeper dive on this notorious character. There have been a few films about him.
The daffs are very welcome after the winter but they are very early this year? !tip
There was even a TV Series for him 79-82, Not sure if I ever heard of him, but may have seen the TV series or an episode or two, really can not remember.
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It is an interesting building to ponder upon. The history and stories that must have gone under its eaves and tiles. Love these old building where wings and addition were added without having to get council approval. Makes for distinction and whimsy. Thanks for taking us along on your Wednesday Walk, loved the daffos at the end. We should be getting ours any day. Bright and sunny but brisk in Vancouver:)
Hey Pryde, good to hear from you. Can you imagine the number of people that have stayed in the hotel over the last 400 years? If the walls could talk? haha
The random additions on the back right of the building look 18th century and yep no planning to worry about.
We had a few days of record breaking sunshine (21 c) and kick started spring but now it has turned very cold again? !tip
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Hello @molometer I cannot wait to see flowers outside again.
That is wild a road with so much history and then you were standing there.
It was an interesting thought for sure. Imagine how many people have passed that place or even stayed there overnight?
I like the front of the hotel with the two windows jutting out from the roof. The pink color certainly catch’s the eye.
Thanks for the history on your walk and the daffodils are wonderful to see. I won’t see them here for awhile yet. 🥶
The pink colour is very common in this region for buildings of this era so they do stand out.
Imagine being a weary traveller on the road and then seeing this place on the hill in the distance. It must have been a very welcome sight.
A superb Wednesday Walk post @molometer LOVE those gorgeous daffodils.
The daffs are up very early over here and a very welcome splash of colour after the winter.
They are so beautiful and we don't get to to see them very much in our area and that is why I appreciate them so much. 💐