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The best way to suppose what may come,

is to remember what is past.
George Saville, Marquis of Halifax , 1633-1695
Dryburgh Abbey, Scotland

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.

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