From the early 19th century, this house was built on the steep side of the River Limey, the inset picture bottom right is the front view of the house which is at road level at the back of the main picture. The inset bottom right is the bottom of the house on the bank of the river. There are at least 15 rooms in the house as it has 15 chimneys. The 2 'wings' at either side are external stairs from the top part of the house to the lower levels. The family lived in the top 2 floors and the servants lived in the bottom 3 floors. There are also external steps from the front of the house to allow the servants to enter thier living quarters without having to go through the main entrance. It was neglected for many years and lovingly restored in recent times.
Um...you have two bottom right insets. ;)
ReplyDeleteAre these private residences now? Or public buildings? Are people able to go inside of them?
Private, unfortunately, a few years ago they were rather run down and I suppose you could have gone in then. but that would be trespass.
DeleteGreat building and I love seeing all those pigeons on the roof. I don't mind the extra images, but have you considered adding some blank space and placing them on the bottom so they don't cut off your main image. Still, very good image.
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Thanks Eury, I appreciate your comment, the insets do cover up things that I didn't want there, A shed and some scaffold.
DeleteI can see you have indeed boosted the contrast a bit today.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love the alternative views of the building I'd prefer to see them seperatly so I can fully enjoy the main image.
Lovely B&W work here with extra depth and variation in tones. Lovely building that looks like it must have been really something in its time! I agree that making a triptych to show all three images off separately would have done them all much more justice.
ReplyDeleteWonderful details, from the chimneys to the external stairs. A house like this must have hundreds of stories contained in its walls.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, the theme of B&W certainly suits the buildings you choose :). Lovely
ReplyDeleteThese buildings look like they would lend themselves well to some closer images - such as texture from the brick walls etc.
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