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Here follows various images of the Isle of Wight, offshore to the south of England. If you have taken piccies in the Wight, then please pop them in. A title or description would help. So here goes.

Quarr Abbey near Ryde. Designed by a Belgian Monk/architect. Two others in Belgium and France.

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Wow. Amazing pic

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Quarr Abbey

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As i often do when someone puts up a photo of something ive not seen or heard of before i have a google.

In this case it was the impressive brickwork that had my interest as i wanted to know the age of the building.

An interesting site, and impressive structure indeed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarr_Abbey

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No pictures yet but just want to say I'm on the coach to catch the ferry home from a fantastic weekend on the Isle of Wight ... stayed at Ryde and made good use of the great bus service ... gorgeous weather too

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Impressive architecture Dobra I have never been to the IOW.

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Being a bricklayer I too am impressed by such structures, a really impressive piece of craftsmanship it is too..

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Thanks for your comments folks. Several million bricks were made in Belgium to the architect/monk's specs. Shipped by barge to Wootton Creek. Photographed and was the subject of a recent exhibition in Newport.
Glad you enjoyed yourself Myrtle, pity the weather wasn't better for you.

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Thanks for the pics Dobra love to see old buildings.

We are heading out to the Isle of Wight again in June which we thoroughly loved when we where there a few months ago.

Hopefully it will be better weather than last time so we can get out and about.

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Dobra the weather has been glorious all weekend ... and fantastic sunsets ... it couldn't have been better ... it was perfect.