Constable Country
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Not quite a Constable painting but it was taken in Dedham, where the great master lived and created most of his masterpieces.
Le logement de fonction du garde forestier (actuellement)
Autrefois relais de chasse du Connétable de Montmorency
The official accommodation of the
forest guard
Formerly a hunting lodge for the constable of Montmorency
In the style of John Constable.
Stowe Landscape Garden, Buckinghamshire.
Lee polariser; Lee 0.6 soft ND grad; Lee 0.3 soft ND grad.
Christchurch Dorset UK.
The building is a domestic Norman dwelling, known as the Constable's House, which was built within the original castle bailey in 1160. Much of the stonework survives, including a rare example of a Norman chimney (one of only five in the country). The stone used for construction was Purbeck marble. The ground floor which has four slit windows was used as a storeroom. The upper floor, accessed by steps outside and an internal staircase, contained the main hall. It is 67 by 23 feet (20 by 7 m) in size. As well as the chimney, another notable feature is the garderobe tower, which extends over the mill stream added in the early 13th century to provide sanitary arrangements.
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We first spotted this little church from some distance across the fields and decided to investigate. The beautiful little cruciform Grade I-listed church is on the estate of Melton Constable Hall and thought to possibly date from the late Saxon or early Norman period. Melton Constable Hall was home to generations of Astleys, the Earls of Hastings. The village (and church) was effectively their property.
The church was extensively refashioned in the 15th century, when the chancel was rebuilt, the south transept demolished and replaced by a flat wall that includes an intriguing detail. Then in the 17th century came the event that makes this building remarkable, the building of the Hastings mausoleum.
While the exterior of the church is undeniably attractive it is the interior which is apparently rather special, with what has been described as "some of the grandest, most elaborate memorials you'll come across in a Norfolk village church."
Unfortunately, on this occasion we were short of time, but next time we visit Norfolk we really must pay a proper visit.
Sources: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101049221-church-of-st-peter....
www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/meltonconstable/meltonconstable....
Willy Lott's Cottage ~ Dedham Vale ~ Dedham ~ Essex ~ England ~ Saturday April 22nd 2011.
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Well I had to wade into the river Stour to get this shot, I was up to my Knees & held my camera a few mm's above the surface of the water, as you do.
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Willy Lott's Cottage, Flatford in Suffolk; appears in several paintings by John Constable, including probably his most famous painting "The Haywain".
So yesterday we had a day out to visit Salisbury. We've been around it many a time, trying to avoid the traffic, but this day we went to see it.
I always thought that a nice little photography project would be to visit and photograph all of the locations that John Constable painted. So, this 'maybe' the first.
You may have to wait a long time for more ....
Salisbury Cathedral from the water meadows.
Rather sadly you can't get to Constables original location, although I'm sure it's still there. The water meadows are managed land and although you can cross them on the Town Path, you can't wander around in them :-(
So this is the closest you can get.
As medieval structures go this one is amazing. Since 1549, the cathedral has had the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom, at 404 feet (123 m).
Inside I watched a video of a steeplejack climbing up to change the anemometer that sits right at the top, it was gut wrenching.
With all the rain we've had I was hoping the water meadows would be flooded but they are well managed. The Cathedral is built upon gravel and if the water table gets too high, or too low, it will fall down. So they monitor and control it.
So they say, it's been standing here a long time!
Worth the visit!
Willy Lott's Cottage is a house in Flatford, East Bergholt, Suffolk which appears in several paintings by John Constable, notably 'The Hay Wain'. The property is Grade I listed, reflecting its importance "as part of the Flatford Mill group" and "its significance in the work of the artist John Constable".
The earliest part of the building is sixteenth century. It was restored in the 1920s after a revival of interest in Constable's paintings. It has been renamed Willy Lott's House because that is the name Constable used in his paintings. It is owned by the National Trust.
This image was taken from next to Flatford Mill and is an exposure of 1 minute using the Nisi 10-stop filter to help lengthen he exposure.
Pedraza, Segovia.
Pedraza es una localidad y municipio de la provincia de Segovia (España), situado a 37 km al nordeste de Segovia capital y con una población residente de 467 personas (INE 2011). Se trata de una villa medieval amurallada, cuya cuidada rehabilitación motivó su declaración como Conjunto Histórico en 1951.
Su nombre parece derivar de la Pretaria romana, aunque los primeros datos históricos se remontan a Don Fernando Gómez de Albornoz, comendador mayor de Montalbán, que fue nombrado por el rey Enrique II de Castilla Señor de Pedraza. Posteriormente pasó a manos de la familia Herrera y a finales del siglo XV pasó a los condestables de Castilla por el matrimonio entre Doña Blanca Herrera y Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco. Se mantuvo en estas manos hasta que en el siglo XIX se abolieron los señoríos. Los condestables se asentaron allí, siendo el lugar sitio de paso para grandes personalidades, como artistas, nobles y monarcas. En el siglo XVI y XVII tiene lugar la época de mayor esplendor del pueblo, y es de cuando datan la mayor parte de casas y palacetes. Esta prosperidad fue debida, entre otras cosas, a la exportación hacia el Norte de Europa de la lana de sus rebaños de ovejas merinas y a sus excelentes tejidos, capaces de competir con los mejores que se elaboraban en Flandes.
El castillo de Pedraza es una fortaleza construida en el siglo XIII que se reedificó en el siglo XV por García Herrera. A principios del siglo XVI los Duques de Frías, Condestables de Castilla, reformaron el castillo de nuevo, añadiéndole el gran muro defensivo adherido a la torre del homenaje y el muro exterior dotado de cañoneras y un puente levadizo (hoy desaparecido). El castillo cuenta con una imponente torre del homenaje, foso, y está rodeado en la mayoría de su perímetro por un precipicio.
Pedraza is a town and municipality in the province of Segovia (Spain), located 37 km northeast of Segovia capital and with a resident population of 467 people (INE 2011). It is a medieval walled town, whose careful rehabilitation motivated its declaration as a Historic Site in 1951.
The municipality is made up of Pedraza and the towns of Rades de Abajo and La Velilla.
Its name seems to derive from the Roman Pretaria, although the first historical data go back to Don Fernando Gómez de Albornoz, commander of Montalbán, who was appointed by King Enrique II of Castile Señor de Pedraza. Later it passed into the hands of the Herrera family and at the end of the 15th century it passed to the constables of Castile due to the marriage between Doña Blanca Herrera and Don Bernardino Fernández de Velasco. It remained in these hands until in the nineteenth century the manors were abolished. The constables settled there, being the place of passage for great personalities, as artists, nobles and monarchs. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, the period of greatest splendor of the town took place, and it is from when most of the houses and palaces date. This prosperity was due, among other things, to the export to Northern Europe of the wool of their flocks of Merino sheep and their excellent fabrics, capable of competing with the best that were made in Flanders.
Pedraza Castle is a fortress built in the 13th century that was rebuilt in the 15th century by García Herrera. At the beginning of the 16th century the Dukes of Frías, Condestables de Castilla, reformed the castle again, adding the great defensive wall adhered to the keep and the outer wall equipped with gunships and a drawbridge (now disappeared). The castle has an imposing keep, moat, and is surrounded on most of its perimeter by a precipice.
Nearby to Christchurch Castle ruins is a domestic Norman dwelling, known as the Constable's House. This was built within the original castle bailey in 1160. Much of the stonework survives, including a rare example of a Norman chimney (one of only five in the country).
The house is one of the few remaining examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. It provided grand and comfortable living quarters for the lord of Christchurch.
I took this shot around 2 years ago and recently decided to re-share it - sometimes things in the archive deserve another share with the world!
What to do when your old church is in ruins? Pop a tin tabernacle next door.
Taken in Norfolk, England.
The hamlet of Flatford lies in the heart of the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and was the inspiration for some of John Constable's most famous pictures, for example, the Hay Wain or Boatbuilding near Flatford Mill. This shot shows Flatford Bridge leading across the River Stour to the 16th century Bridge Cottage, which houses an exhibition about the life and work of John Constable.
Melton Constable lies six miles south-west of Holt.
Melton Constable is undoubtedly one of the strangest villages in Norfolk. Approached from Briston, you drive along the main street and notice the huge number of terraced houses - giving you the impression that you've magically crossed into Derbyshire or Nottinghamshire. The reason for the houses is that Melton Constable was originally a busy railway town at the hub of an important rail network. Lines converged here from King's Lynn, Yarmouth, Norwich and Cromer. The lines were designed by W. Marriott. Melton station was begun in 1881 and repair sheds, marshalling yards and houses for the railway workers soon followed. However, by the middle of the 20th century, the lines began to close - with the Cromer line being the last to go. Today Melton has no railway - but its history is commemorated in the village sign.
Melton Constable Hall - once the home of the Astley family (for seven centuries) - was built c.1670. It is located in extensive parkland and was one of the oldest enclosures in England (1290). Here is an illustration of the hall in its heyday. (It's hard to photograph because it's set a long way back from the main road.)
The hall was used as the principal location for Brandham Hall in Joseph Losey's 1970 film of The Go-Between. The film, which was based on the novel of the same name by L.P. Hartley, starred Julie Christie and Alan Bates as the doomed lovers. The screen play was written by Harold Pinter. The film makes great use of the house, the parkland and the surrounding countryside and, even today, portrays the beauty of the county in summer time. Sadly, the hall is now derelict.
The tower of Melton Constable church also features in one of the scenes where Ted Burgess is working on the land.
The church contains a number of memorials to the Astley family. Sir Jacob Astley, the Royalist commander, is famous for his prayer on the battlefield at Edgehill: 'O Lord, Thou knowest how busy I must be this day; if I forget Thee, do not Thou forget me.'
Yes it's a bench at Flatford Mill!!! Flatford in Essex, Suffolk is know as Constable Country and hence the play on words for the title! I'm obviously feeling a little creative - make the most of it guys! : -)
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