Houses (gables & doors) in my hometown's pedestrian area

To be honest: the follow photo (as were the two previous) was taken at the end of my short walk around .... what you see in the background of this and the following photo:
the ruins of the collegiate church St. Mary ("Little St Mary") in the town:

This church was built between 1185 and 1325 as a colegiate church.

The first years, it was situated outside the town, but soon incorparated.

Since Lippstadt is a town surrounded by the Lippe river and various canals ('Venice of Westphalia'), in some parts the ground really was (is) wet. Like around that church.

So it couldn't been used since the late 18th, early 19th century and people just let it become a ruin.

In 1847, some people fortunately remembered from own eyesight how it looked alike origianally:

This is the actual google imagine of it (Lippe river and on canal on the lft, town center to the right)



Own photos following soon ...

The above already shown alley, now with the view towards the town

When I took the first pics, the sun was still quite down ...

... on the shadow site :wink:

Of course, we can have a look inside the church as well

As you may have noticed, there are some house on the church ground as well - built between 14th and 18th century

Magnolias again at the end of this tiny excursion