Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire

stunsworth · 02/19/07, 01:28 AM

Another shot from this afternoon. I'm not too sure if this is really good enough to post because it's basically just a point and shoot image, but the light was very good, and the group of terminally non-intimidating hoodies who'd been sat on the front steps had just left - and taken their empty cans of lager with them. They're very civilised in this part of the world :-)

The house - Elizabethan - was closed, but entry to the grounds was free - perhaps a first for a National Trust property!

I've always imagined that Lord Barton of Barton lives in a pile lilke this.

M8, 21mm Voigtlander

L1001414 Gawthorpe.jpg

andybarton · 02/19/07, 01:50 AM

Funnily enough...

You'd be amazed at Barton Towers. We have parts that go back over 300 years. (not quite Elizabethan...)

I shall have to get the social secretary to invite you for tea one Sunday.

azzo · 02/19/07, 07:47 AM

Lovely light and colours and framing Steve.
I like the shadows in the foreground too.
At least, the tree on the left is still young and not obstructing the beautiful building, making it difficult to get a decent shot.

Azzo

elansprint72 · 02/19/07, 09:56 AM

Barton's gatehouse is larger than that, and there's one either side of the main drive.

D'ya reckon this place is worth a visit, we've never been.

stunsworth · 02/19/07, 03:13 PM

Pete, not sure if it's worth a special trip, but if you're in the area it's worth a visit. The hall looks interesting, but it was shut so I've no idea about what's inside. The grounds seem quite small.

elansprint72 · 02/19/07, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stunsworth

Pete, not sure if it's worth a special trip, but if you're in the area it's worth a visit. The hall looks interesting, but it was shut so I've no idea about what's inside. The grounds seem quite small.

I think we'll call in sometime (have got NT membership).

Did you know that the hall was built by Obediah Gawthorpe, the inventor of the clog iron?

stuny · 02/19/07, 04:21 PM

Steve -

Reagardless of whether a point and shoot camera could have captured this, and you didn't have to adjust anything, you still had to see it and frame it. Lovely light and composition.

Peter41951 · 02/20/07, 08:34 PM

Well.... point, frame and shoot! A really successful portrait of a fine house. The light *is* good.

gyoung · 02/21/07, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stunsworth

Another shot from this afternoon. I'm not too sure if this is really good enough to post because it's basically just a point and shoot image, but the light was very good, and the group of terminally non-intimidating hoodies who'd been sat on the front steps had just left - and taken their empty cans of lager with them. They're very civilised in this part of the world :-)

The house - Elizabethan - was closed, but entry to the grounds was free - perhaps a first for a National Trust property!

I've always imagined that Lord Barton of Barton lives in a pile lilke this.

M8, 21mm Voigtlander

Attachment 26277

Steve, We go to quite a lot of NT properties, and the grounds are quite often free. Of course if you are a member its all 'free' !

The picture seems to me to have some diverging verticals, or is it perhaps my monitor?

Gerry

02/19/07, 01:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
stunsworth Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/30/02 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,716	Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Another shot from this afternoon. I'm not too sure if this is really good enough to post because it's basically just a point and shoot image, but the light was very good, and the group of terminally non-intimidating hoodies who'd been sat on the front steps had just left - and taken their empty cans of lager with them. They're very civilised in this part of the world :-) The house - Elizabethan - was closed, but entry to the grounds was free - perhaps a first for a National Trust property! I've always imagined that Lord Barton of Barton lives in a pile lilke this. M8, 21mm Voigtlander L1001414 Gawthorpe.jpg __________________ Steve Website - www.steveunsworth.co.uk Picture a week - http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/PAW_blog/?page_id=9

02/19/07, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
andybarton Moderator Join Date: 06/21/06 Location: Airstrip 1 - 53°17'N, 03°04'W Posts: 8,680	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Funnily enough... You'd be amazed at Barton Towers. We have parts that go back over 300 years. (not quite Elizabethan...) I shall have to get the social secretary to invite you for tea one Sunday. __________________ Cheers, Andy __________________________________________________ ___ 2008 Website content updated: 19 October 2008 Auschwitz section added: 19 October 2008

02/19/07, 07:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
azzo Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/10/06 Posts: 8,826	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Lovely light and colours and framing Steve. I like the shadows in the foreground too. At least, the tree on the left is still young and not obstructing the beautiful building, making it difficult to get a decent shot. Azzo Last edited by azzo : 02/19/07 at 07:54 AM.

02/19/07, 09:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
elansprint72 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 08/27/05 Location: Utterly, Up North. Posts: 6,474	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Barton's gatehouse is larger than that, and there's one either side of the main drive. D'ya reckon this place is worth a visit, we've never been. __________________ Cheers, Pete. http://www.petetaylor.org

02/19/07, 03:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
stunsworth Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/30/02 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,716	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Pete, not sure if it's worth a special trip, but if you're in the area it's worth a visit. The hall looks interesting, but it was shut so I've no idea about what's inside. The grounds seem quite small. __________________ Steve Website - www.steveunsworth.co.uk Picture a week - http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/PAW_blog/?page_id=9

02/19/07, 04:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Steve - Reagardless of whether a point and shoot camera could have captured this, and you didn't have to adjust anything, you still had to see it and frame it. Lovely light and composition. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

02/20/07, 08:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Peter41951 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/24/06 Location: London SW Posts: 650	Re: Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire Well.... point, frame and shoot! A really successful portrait of a fine house. The light is good. __________________ Peter

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