Sentences with phrase «timbered buildings known»

On arrival in Chester view the medieval city walls and the half - timbered buildings known as the «Rows».

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For tall buildings, a key innovation is known as cross-laminated timber, or CLT.

By this time little transports were coming with supplies on a haphazard schedule, and when the Clipper ship Aranzaya arrived in 1795, she brought three workmen and the necessary timber to build a fort at Ballast Point, or as it was known at that time, Point Guijarros.

These two wonderful Samui villas — adjacent mirror - image twins — evoke the era, not long ago, when all homes in Thailand, no matter how grand, were built in timber, and craftsmanship was at a zenith.

That's why Cosmos has included visits to prehistoric Stonehenge; Bath, known for its Roman ruins and baths; Edinburgh Castle, dating to the 12th century, where you'll admire Scotland's Crown Jewels; Hadrian's Wall, the remains of the fortifications built by the Romans 2,000 years ago to defend against marauding northern tribes; the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, where the Pilgrim Fathers embarked in 1620; Chester, where you'll see the Roman remains and half - timbered buildings; the battlefield of Culloden Moor, where in 1746, the last battle was fought on British soil; and more.You'd also expect to see stunning scenery and lush landscapes on a Britain and Ireland tour.

On this affordable tour of Britain and Ireland, stop in some historic towns, including Oxford, home to some of England's most famous colleges; Durham, a medieval city with its cathedral, built in 1093, and castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; York, England's most complete medieval city with its cobbled streets and the magnificent York Minster, England's largest gothic cathedral; Stratford - upon - Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare; Chester, where a walking tour highlights its Roman remains and black and white half - timbered buildings; Adare, founded in medieval times and known today as one of Ireland's prettiest villages; and Bath, known for the excavations of Roman baths used for bathing and socializing 2,000 years ago.

Highlights include a circa - 1800 barn that was adaptively repurposed into a charming residence, the Eliphalet Sturges / George Hand Wright house, which was originally built in 1764 as a simple two - room farm house and extensively remodeled in the colonial revival style by the dean of Westport artists, George Hand Wright, in 1910; «Duck Haven,» a house and cottage on the Saugatuck River adjacent to the historic low - tide crossing point; the David Judah House, circa 1760, which has gone through a meticulous restoration by its owner, who preserved every nail, piece of timber and window; a circa 1840 Italianate house whose owners uncovered an original back staircase hidden by 20th century renovations; Westport's first one - room schoolhouse west of the Saugatuck River, which includes a large collection of signed prints by abstract artist Frank Stella; a reproduction saltbox circa 1966 designed and built by well - known architect George White, which won a Historic Preservation Award this year.

I don't know why they aren't building a giant cross-laminated timber factory and start churning out CLT houses for Fort McMurray or even standard panel sizes that could be warehoused, instead of letting the stuff rot.

Elsewhere in Oregon, Swinerton Builders is overseeing the construction of the largest - known building that uses cross-laminated timber, according to ENR Northwest.