Chalgrove Manor House, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire
A sketch of the front elevation of Chalgrove Maor house. I did this while the students were making their initial assessment of the the building, trying to unravel the complex development of the structure, before they set to work drawing a plan of it. The "Understanding Historic Buildings" course aims to provide students with a basic framework for tackling historic buildings, drawing and measuring forming an important part of this, though not the important part. I asked the students later if they had thought to make notes in this way, none did on the day but thought perhaps they might in future as it provided a useful base for noting many significant details that would have helped them work out subtle changes to the building.
Chalgrove Manor House, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire
A sketch of the front elevation of Chalgrove Maor house. I did this while the students were making their initial assessment of the the building, trying to unravel the complex development of the structure, before they set to work drawing a plan of it. The "Understanding Historic Buildings" course aims to provide students with a basic framework for tackling historic buildings, drawing and measuring forming an important part of this, though not the important part. I asked the students later if they had thought to make notes in this way, none did on the day but thought perhaps they might in future as it provided a useful base for noting many significant details that would have helped them work out subtle changes to the building.