I work in the most striking old building every day, and there is not a day that goes by that I am not moved by its age, the cracked old walls and beautiful simplicity. Of course, we have done much restoration and repair to the building, but it's stature and dignity speaks volumes through the imperfections.

This is my entry to @juliank's daily photography challenge.

The shop was actually a school, with an accompanying church. It is in Woodstock, a pretty industrial/design oroientate area. Here is the front view of the old church from the street. You can see the date it was built on the front - "1893"

We have restored the exterior of the church in 2015, it was crumbling and falling apart. You can see the difference in the below images. Funny Story: I actually got married in the church, and my boss decided we needed to redo the exterior two weeks before my wedding. I don't know for sure, as I was too nervous to look, but my colleague told me they were still painting the day before.

It's actually pretty crazy to see the difference!

We installed this antique door sourced from Argentina as the main door, I know the guys had to bash out a whole section of wall to accommodate it. You can actually see the outline in the pic above, from when the team had just taken over the building.

^{Through the Large Argentinean Doors - The Main Hall}

<sup>The Entrance to the Alcove

The Alcove</sup>

My old boss was a bit of a religious icon fanatic (not that he was religious at all) and so he filled the church with antique relics from all over. A lot of the statues are from Brazil and Argentina, and we even have a few pieces from the black market in Rome.... ssshhh!

I love coming to work every day, and I hope you have enjoyed my little tour.

So much love and kittens

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