to be in a ruinous state or in ruinous condition
1ruinous — ru|in|ous [ˈru:ınəs] adj 1.) causing a lot of damage or problems ▪ a ruinous civil war 2.) costing much more than you can afford ▪ ruinous rates of interest 3.) formal a building that is ruinous has been almost completely destroyed = ↑ruined ▪ an …
210 Downing Street — Number 10 Downing Street General information Town or city City of Westminster, London Country United Kin …
3Archdiocese of Saint Louis (Missouri) — St. Louis (Missouri) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Louis (Missouri) (SANCTI LUDOVICI) Created a diocese 2 July, 1826; raised to the rank of an archdiocese 20 July, 1847. It comprises that portion of the State of Missouri bounded… …
4Thomas Wilson (bishop) — infobox bishopbiog name = Thomas Wilson religion= Church of England See = Sodor and Man Title = Bishop of Sodor and Man Period = 1697 ndash;1755 consecration = 16 January 1698 Predecessor = Baptist Levinz Successor = Mark Hiddesley post = |… …
5Cotton library — The Lindisfarne Gospels is but one of the treasures collected by Sir Robert Cotton. The Cotton or Cottonian library was collected privately by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton M.P. (1571–1631), an antiquarian and bibliophile, and was the basis of the… …
6Mont Orgueil — Saint Martin, Jersey Mount Orgueil …
7Pluscarden Abbey — Infobox monastery name= Pluscarden Abbey caption = full = other names = order= Benedictine established= c.1230 (re established in 1948) disestablished = 1587 mother= Prinknash Abbey (Prev. Val des Choux; Dunfermline Abbey) diocese =Diocese of… …
8Village lock-up — Village lock ups are historic buildings that were used for the temporary detention of people in rural parts of England and Wales.They were often used for the confinement of drunks who were usually released the next day or to hold people being… …
9Woodwardville, Maryland — Infobox Settlement official name = Woodwardville, Maryland settlement type = Unincorporated community nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position =left pushpin map caption =Location within the state of… …
10History of Mozambique — Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and then a member state of Portugal. It became independent from Portugal in 1975.Pre colonial HistoryMozambique s first inhabitants were the San hunters and gatherers, ancestors of the… …
