#crooks and castles

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Castle among the clouds☁️🏰☁️

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Trade Show Secrets for your Clothing Brand (Crooks & Castles, Pelle Pelle, & MORE)

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Ain’t no such thing as half way crooks..

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Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The World That Never Was

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there he is!

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And I feel like my castles crumbling down

And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground

And you don't want to know me, I will just let you down

You don't wanna know me now

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The Crooked House of Windsor

This quirky, off-balance structure is famously known as The Crooked House of Windsor. 

It is a Grade II listed commercial building in Windsor, England, dating back 1687 AD.

The structure, which is also called The Market Cross House, was reconstructed in 18th century AD and now stands at “an outrageous slant.”

It has three storeys and bay windows at both the front and rear.

The Crooked House of Windsor is tilted at an awkward angle that seems to defy and even taunt the laws of gravity. But the building has not always been tilted.

The Crooked House of Windsor was originally built in 1592 AD, on the edge of the town’s market  square — thus its older name of the Market Cross House.

Originally, the structure was rented by a butcher because the area used to be the town’s meat market.

The original iteration of this structure spent her first 100 years as a normal, unremarkable commercial building.

That is, until 1687 AD, when the town council ordered the building to be torn down in order to make room for the neighboring Guildhall.

A dramatic legal battle ensued, which resulted in the council being rebuked for destroying the beloved Market Cross House and ordered to rebuild it just the way it was.

The bitter and impatient local council rebuilt the structure as quickly and as cheaply as possible.

Unseasoned green oak was used rather than a sturdier wood. So once the wood dried out, it buckled and warped.

Eventually, the house settled into its characteristic lean that you see today.

But there is an alternative hypothesis as to how the house became crooked.

Some historians point out that the structure remained at a straight angle up until 1820’s.

This was because it was sandwiched in by adjoining buildings, which would have supported it.

However, when these buildings were demolished in the 1820’s, the house had no side support and began to buckle and twist.

Evidence of this theory can be seen in an oil painting housed in the neighboring Guildhall.

During the Late Victorian period, when the painting was done, the Market Cross House was a beer shop known as Royal Standard.

The structure you see in the painting below doesn’t look nearly as crooked as what we see today.

Whatever the cause, this idiosyncratic beauty has a place in the hearts of many locals and is beloved by photographers around the world.

Over the centuries, The Market Cross House has hosted a butcher’s shop, a brewery, an antique shop, a tea house, and most recently, a jewelry store.

Another unique thing about the Crooked House of Windsor is a “secret” tunnel passage from the basement that purportedly connects the building with Windsor Castle.

This passageway was allegedly used by Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) to sneak out and meet his mistress, Nell Gwynn.

The Crooked House of Windsor last went on the market in 2015 for £1.5 million.

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Book haul!!!!!

was too obsessed w shadow and bone and i actually watched the show for the crows

after watching the movie for the 46799000876554444567777542368995311223468976436776544th time I decided i needed the book

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i do think that the castle in the boogie man might b a little tooooo big. as someone w no sense of direction i found it a little difficult to navigate around, which isn't super great when the puzzles r spread across several rooms.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Ketterdam is bright. The house is warm. It’s a bright summer’s day, and the sky above the Ketterdam roofs is bright and blue, with nary a cloud scattered inside it. Somewhere in the city, the Bastard of the Barrel is concocting his newest scheme; for now, his family is settled where they wish.

There’s a ladder sticking through the highest window of the Van Eck mansion. It leads to the roof, where a young man sits, simply observing the city beneath him.

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or, 5 times someone found something odd about the van eck residency, and 1 time when two knew exactly what was happening.

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i read shirley jackson's we have always lived in the castle some time ago, and absolutely loved it. i'm now reading the haunting of hill house and goddamn i just adore the way jackson writes and the atmosphere she creates.

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Exclusive Cover+Excerpt Reveal: The Manor House Governess by C.A. Castle

Today on the site we’re revealing the cover of The Manor House Governess by C.A. Castle, a classics-inspired literary novel with a genderfluid protagonist set amid Cambridge high society, releasing November 7, 2023 from Alcove Press! (The book even includes five period-inspired illustrations, which are certain to be gorgeous.) Here’s the story: Orphaned young and raised with chilly indifference…

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The Glass Castle

Movies watched in 2023

The Glass Castle (2017, USA)

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers: Destin Daniel Cretton & Andrew Lanham

Mini-review:

I don't really know how to feel about this movie, to be honest. On the one hand, the whole cast does a phenomenal job, both adults and children. The film is also very handsomely made. However, I felt like it struggled when it came to choosing a tone. It wants to be a somewhat schmaltzy tale about overcoming obstacles and finding your place in the world, but it also wants to be a gritty story about a woman who went through a really harsh childhood. I'm sure these two elements can be properly mixed, but I just don't think The Glass Castle succeeds as often as it should. By the time the movie was over, I wasn't entirely sure about what the movie wanted me to think about its characters. One thing it did achieve is making me interested in the original memoir, cause it's clear this a fascinating story that got kind of lost in translation during the adaptation process. Also, if anyone wants to watch this movie, you should probably check the content warnings first. There are several triggering scenes and situations.

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