He looked set to complete a full set of centuries for the summer, having hit one in the Championship and two in the T20 Blast this summer, when he swept off-spinner Lilley to deep mid-wicket.
It is full of centuries-old brands, from auction houses like Sotheby's and Bonhams, to traditional stationery shops like Smythson and Montblanc.
In a city full of centuries-old churches, whose in situ artworks never move, why not leave an aggressively contemporary site-specific one in place?
An industry that plays such a large part in the state's livelihood, full of centuries-old traditions and passionate animal lovers, is most likely to find ways to adapt, at least in the short term.
It is full of 19th-century villas built in a style known as resort architecture.
"East London was full of nineteenth-century factories and workers' housing," he said.
Called Cerro Castillo, or Castle Hill, this part of town is one of the oldest, full of other century-old whimsical homes jutting from the cliffs.
The dialogue is full of 17th-century expressions, and the story as a whole shows Drost's intense admiration of his country's "great forefathers".
Tallinn's Old Town was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1997; it is full of 13th-century buildings and churches with steeples, spires and domes.
A careful renovation has routed any hint of its past as the Grand Hotel Moskva and turned it again into a gracious place, full of 19th-century embellishments.
Two fixtures of the international fair circuit, which have both recently shuttered shops full of 20th-century antiques, are selling off inventory at auctions next week.
