Category Archives: history

…a primary school

…built to provide the working class children (this was a working class neighbourhood then, but has gone through a rather harsh gentrification the last 20-25 years) with a good basic education. Leche (and the city council) believed that it was … Continue reading

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at the iron works – founded 1570

I have actively been exploring the country side in my county the past months. It is a part of a region that historically has been dense with iron works and mines – due to the wealth of natural resources of … Continue reading

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