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Empire

@TheRedBits

A nostalgic mixture of architecture, travel & history from around the world, mostly relating to what was once the British Empire and is now the Commonwealth.

Joined May 2014
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It doesn't get much fresher than this. Richard opening a coconut for me with real skill. He's clearly done it before ! #StLucia
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An oasis of calm located in the centre of a bustling city, the picturesque little park, Jardin de San Francisco, Macau.
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I've always found this beautifully depiction of the #Caribbean particularly helpful in identifying the individual islands & their groupings.
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Home to the @RoyalNavy for centuries, it's nice to see the new flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at her new home #Portsmouth
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Sadly derelict plantation house inland in St.Lucy parish, Barbados, that surely could be saved. Why does everyone want to be on west coast ?
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Developments of Hong Kong's Star Ferry over the years. The last photo is the current design, which has been in use since 1965. #HongKong
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The Empire Theatre, Bridgetown, Barbados, closed for many years & rapidly deteriorating. The roof has now collapsed.
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Fading light captured inside the beautiful Bada Gumbad mosque in Lodhi Garden (formerly Lady Willingdon Park), #Delhi
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Very much enjoying reading @TristramHuntMP book (I've the US version). It feels like our paths might have crossed.
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The superb Kuala Lumpur City Gallery display of colonial era history, punctuated with beautiful architectural models.
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Occasionally you stumble across a building that takes your breath away. Museo de Arte, Tigre, nr Buenos Aires.
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A fascinating museum, Sir Frank Hutson Sugar Museum, #Barbados. Displays may look tired, but very informative. #Cane
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Built in my home town,Whitchurch,Shrops & shipped half way around the world to #Shanghai in 1927. Customs House clock
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One of 26 gun emplacements in place that defended the only deep water shipping channel into the heart of #Bermuda
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The stunning English Harbour, Antigua, with its excellent museum about Nelson's Dockyard & Georgian architecture.
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An old sugar cane mill tower nr Victoria, St.Lucia looking out over the Caribbean towards St.Vincent in the distance.
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Not too much of old Hong Kong remains, but the Star Ferry is one constant, since the 1880's #nostalgia
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The Queen Victoria Building "QVB" in Sydney, finished in 1898, is architecturally stunning. #Victorian
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Beautiful Victorian company logo from a huge safe @berkeleycastle Lovely detail and great image of Britannia
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Memorial in #Mauritius to survival story of S.S.Trevessa in 1923. Helped raise funds for @RNLI tinyurl.com/o5blrhy
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