I love history and just being able to see some of this wonderfull ancient stuff still standing is breath taking :)

Whats the oldest stuff STILL STANDING you guys have seen?

I saw some stuff over near me from the 1700's still up and lived in!! (Shows just how crappy stuff is made today)

I have eatan @ a restaurant that was built in the 1700s (Dunno how much of it is the original material)

I love older things....... All thats made today just about is GARBAGE and it gets to you after awhile.........

I visited a place in Lincolnshire a few years ago, a village, I think they call it Ludboro or something. Anyhow there's a cottage there with a stone above the door with the date 1630, still lived in.

w0w very nice :)

The Mill of the Black Monks in Barnsley is listed as being built in the 13th century and is still in use as a pub.

More locally, the Strines Inn was built in the 15th (I think) century.

The Cross Daggers at Woodhouse was built in the 1400's

Bishops house, was built in the 15th century

http://www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk/coresite/html/bishops.asp#bishops3

The oldest structure I have seen is Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, if that counts. I found it much smaller than the television and films depict it. It was really interesting though, and well worth the visit.

Conisborough Castle was built around the time of William the Conqueror (late 11th century IIRC)

Trip To Jerusalem pub near Nottingham castle. Was a place the crusaders stopped at for a bevvy or two on the way to the holy land.

The 12th century "Jew's house" in Lincoln, built by a wealthy merchant called Aaron, is said to be the oldest inhabited dwelling in Britain - see: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/histoires/9/images/lincjhx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/histoires/9/zoom/pic9-1a.htm&h=304&w=338&sz=35&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=Ftw4R9bTHTvkcM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522jew%2527s%2Bhouse%2522%2Blincoln %26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ie%3DUTF-8

In addition to Bishops House we have The Queens Head (1500's) and Carbrook Hall thats even older.

In addition to Bishops House we have The Queens Head (1500's) and Carbrook Hall thats even older.

What would be the oldest buildings in the central area? Anything near to Queens Head in age?

England also contains some surviving 11th century buildings I believe...but not many...

Having history obsessed parents, I was dragged around more historic sites and buildings as a kid than I can even think of. At the time I hated it, now I love it and I'm glad they did take me to all those places. The oldest standing building I think I've seen is the Roman lighthouse at Dover Castle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DoverCastle-lighthouse-2004-10-03.jpg

I've heard that it's the oldest standing building in England but I'm not sure if that's correct or not.

Eyam in Derbyshire still has the row of cottages known as "The Plague cottages " dating back to about 15th centuary they too are still occupied and of course the church well worth a visit there's quite a good museum there too dedicated to the "plague".

On a visit to Ireland we went into a grave mound which is still complete, built in 3000bc

http://www.travelsinireland.com/ireland/newgrang.htm

The 12th century "Jew's house" in Lincoln, built by a wealthy merchant called Aaron, is said to be the oldest inhabited dwelling in Britain - see: http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/histoires/9/images/lincjhx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mondes-normands.caen.fr/angleterre/histoires/9/zoom/pic9-1a.htm&h=304&w=338&sz=35&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=Ftw4R9bTHTvkcM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=119&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522jew%2527s%2Bhouse%2522%2Blincoln %26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26ie%3DUTF-8

And it costs a fortune to eat there!
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I've seen the sphynx and the pyramids which were built 3000+ years ago :)

Oldest structure I know of in Sheffield that's still standing is the base of the Brigante Celt hill fort on Wincobank hill - it's Iron Age. The oldest building I can think of in Sheffield is the cruck barn on the Shiregreen side of Concord park - it's supposed to be over 600 years old.

There was a Roman fort at Templebrough and a nearby Temple complex on White Hill at Brinsworth, but these as buildings are long gone.

Trip To Jerusalem pub near Nottingham castle. Was a place the crusaders stopped at for a bevvy or two on the way to the holy land.

Now that is a quaint pub. Been in once. Isn't it carved into the rock below Nottingham Castle?

Oldest structure I know of in Sheffield that's still standing is the base of the Brigante Celt hill fort on Wincobank hill - it's Iron Age. The oldest building I can think of in Sheffield is the cruck barn on the Shiregreen side of Concord park - it's supposed to be over 600 years old.

There was a Roman fort at Templebrough and a nearby Temple complex on White Hill at Brinsworth, but these as buildings are long gone.

There's Motts farmhouse at Shiregreen supposed to have been standing over 500 years.