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Kirby Hall is one of England’s greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I.
Although this vast mansion is partly roofless, the walls show the exceptionally rich decoration that proclaims that its successive owners were always at the forefront of new ideas about architecture and design.
The Great Hall and state rooms remain intact, refitted and redecorated to authentic 17th- and 18th-century specifications.
Kirby Hall is one of England’s greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I.
Although this vast mansion is partly roofless, the walls show the exceptionally rich decoration that proclaims that its successive owners were always at the forefront of new ideas about architecture and design.
The Great Hall and state rooms remain intact, refitted and redecorated to authentic 17th- and 18th-century specifications.
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Kirby Hall is one of England’s greatest Elizabethan and 17th-century houses, once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I.
Although this vast mansion is partly roofless, the walls show the exceptionally rich decoration that proclaims that its successive owners were always at the forefront of new ideas about architecture and design.
The Great Hall and state rooms remain intact, refitted and redecorated to authentic 17th- and 18th-century specifications.
I'd been watching the tide heights for a few days and hoping for the sky to be overcast. The tide had been higher for the two days before but I was in the Peak District for one of them and the sky was all wrong for the other.
After it taking over an hour to get through Heswall due to an untimely bus break down I arrived five minutes before the actual high tide.
You have a lot more time albeit only about 30 minutes as the tide comes in before you have to retreat to the car park and I was cursing that broken down bus.
Conditions were as perfect as you could hope for. Absolutely no wind giving only the gentlest of waves overflowing into the marine lake and an overcast sky.
At 9.3m, ( I take the height from Hilbre Island. It takes another 15 minutes or so before the high tide hits West Kirby, ) the path around the lake is about 0.4m under water and even in these really calm conditions you can feel the ebb and flow pulling at your ankles. It's slightly unnerving to see the jettys disappear under water and it looks for all the world like you are stood in the middle of the estuary with no escape.
As the tide turned I waded out along with another tog I'd met at Meols a few evenings before. We only had about 10 minutes before the intrepid dog walkers returned and it had started to rain. Fortunately I remembered to bring a plastic A4 sheet to cover the lens and filters and had everything dialed in correctly. Managed to get 6 long exposures before holding the sheet over her lens so she could get her shot too. The conditions soon passed but we both got the shots we came for.
A hectic 15 minutes but pleasing nonetheless.
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The aspect of photography I both love and hate the most... getting up freakishly early in the morning...
Today I woke up at 4:30 am in order to get out to the coast. After walking down the road to this spot I soon found myself knee deep in Pacific Ocean wave action.
After getting home I looked over the images, then took a hot bath, then slept a while... in the bath... finally, I woke up and processed the image a little, and now here it is.... so... what's next?
With all the smog and haze leaving the north west, i decided to pay west kirby visit, the marine lake was so calm and the sun was setting over my right shoulder, the calmness didn't last long though.
I was watching a documentary about Kirby a few nights ago and I was reminded again why this man was so briliant. His characters and background style has often been used in graff but now I thought it would be nice to depict the king himself.
Just outside Corby is Kirby Hall. lt was built in1570 by Sir Cristopher Hatton who was Lord Chancellor to Elizabeth the 1st. lt is a fine example of a Elizabethan country home and is open to the public.A very interesting place to visit and a walk around the grounds which was excavated a number of years ago and restored to its original design
For Smile on Saturday theme of Eggs-pression, I dyed an egg pink and used markers, inspired by the video game character, Kirby. 😀💕💖
A stunning view of the water down close to the Marin County side of the Golden Gate Bridge, stretching across the Bay in the distance.
It's a mile hike through the forest but it's worth it on a beautiful day in the Bay.
This is Kirby Muxloe Castle in Leicestershire near junction 21A of the M1. This Castle was never finished. In photo is the only tower almost finished and the keep part built.
From Wikipedia:- It is a leading & early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books & expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall & state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues & urns, have been recently restored.
Can't take all the gloom, can't look at the newspaper, can't listen to the radio anymore. But for these two, I've got time.
Kirby Hall - 17th-century Elizabethan country house. I believe it's located in Northamptonshire, UK.