And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Dry stone walling is a very skilled craft. Do it right and a dry stone wall will stand for centuries. There are miles of ancient dry stone walls in England.
I also thought it was 'Rosehill' (which they did build for the movie), but the 94th picture in IMDB shows a different set of windows and roofline - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/mediaviewer/rm2084606977
Is the house used in the movie "The Holiday" with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz?
ReplyDeleteIt is…Rosehill Cottage, built for the movie.
DeleteEvery time I see one of those stone walls I think of the labor involved in moving each and every one of those rocks by hand.
ReplyDeleteDry stone walling is a very skilled craft. Do it right and a dry stone wall will stand for centuries. There are miles of ancient dry stone walls in England.
DeleteThis is an old Garde 2 listed cottage, not newly built at all.
ReplyDeleteGrade 2, not Garde 2! Brain faster than fingers.
DeleteIt won awards for its restoration a while back.
ReplyDeleteBeware the frog above, the link can be harmful, do NOT recommend viting it.
ReplyDeleteLots of this going around lately.
I also thought it was 'Rosehill' (which they did build for the movie), but the 94th picture in IMDB shows a different set of windows and roofline - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/mediaviewer/rm2084606977
ReplyDeleteNice ridge cap
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