Cruck framed cottage in Lacock

[wda]

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Here is a shot from last year taken in a local village noted for its history and architecture. A cruck-framed building is quite rare. Many have been lost or the classic frame boxed in with later unthinking development. Few show all or even part of the cruck frame because of adjacent buildings.

 

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David

[wda]

Here is a shot from last year taken in a local village noted for its history and architecture. A cruck-framed building is quite rare. Many have been lost or the classic frame boxed in with later unthinking development. Few show all or even part of the cruck frame because of adjacent buildings.

 

Leca M3 21mm Aspheric Ektachrome EBX

 

David

 

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David

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[MrEd]

Gotta love those colors!

Very good shot. Thanks for sharing.

Ed.

 

 

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[wda]

Gotta love those colors!

Very good shot. Thanks for sharing.

Ed.

 

 

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Ed, thank you for your kind remarks.

 

David

[biglouis]

Fantastic piece of heritage shooting. Lovely colours. It is fascinating to speculate on the generations of people who must have lived in such a dwelling.

 

LouisB

[elansprint72]

David,

Missed this; good angle.

Old cruck frame buildings feature quite a bit in Cheshire; many of them have been extended upwards so the original frame just appears as an outline on a gable end. There is a wonderful church at Marton just down the road from here which claims to be the oldest timber framed church still in use in the world (14c). Must remember to take a camera next time.

[wda]

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Fantastic piece of heritage shooting. Lovely colours. It is fascinating to speculate on the generations of people who must have lived in such a dwelling.

 

LouisB

 

Louis,

 

Thank you. I share your speculation and think that you could use the cottage as a setting for a short story or novel, coupled with the historical nature of Lacock.

 

David

[wda]

David,

Missed this; good angle.

Old cruck frame buildings feature quite a bit in Cheshire; many of them have been extended upwards so the original frame just appears as an outline on a gable end. There is a wonderful church at Marton just down the road from here which claims to be the oldest timber framed church still in use in the world (14c). Must remember to take a camera next time.

 

Pete,

 

Thank you; that is interesting. I know you have a lot of timber-framed buildings in Cheshire, so it is not surprising that 'crucks' are to be found. I must roam about there next time I am in the area.

 

As to your local church; how often we take for granted subjects on our door steps! Go for it!

 

David

[elansprint72]

Medieval painting of the Doom (?), Marton, Cheshire

 

David,

I will do it!