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Three of the sixteen double-hung windows I crafted, cut glass, glazed and adjusted for their not-quite square openings in my chicken coop-turned-woodshop.
Stained glass in the east window at Branston by Keith New, 1965.
All Saints church at Branston is a remarkable building, its slender spire sits upon a Saxon tower promising the visitor a building of great antiquity, whilst the nave and aisles betray a 14th century date (clerestorey probably added a century later) followed by a chancel whose style suggests a 13th century origin given its lancet-headed windows. It is only the eastern face of the chancel with its unusually designed 20th century 'lattice' window that hints at the major changes inside.
At Christmas 1962 a fire broke out in the chancel causing widespread damage to the interior of the church. The chancel itself was gutted, whilst much of the roof over the nave and the north aisles was also destroyed, though happily the late medieval carved wooden benches in the nave survived intact. The church then had the good fortune to employ architect George Pace to restore the building, which he did by extensively remodelling the ruined chancel (replacing the east wall with the latticed window mentioned earlier) and replacing the roof and furnishings in his trademark linear style, which balances both medieval and modern form.
The resulting interior is truly a thing of beauty, a hugely successful blending of ancient and modern, with something of the best of each. The focal point of the interior is now the superb east window by Keith New, a rich abstract composition that spans Pace's delicate mullions to make a single unit of the multiple apertures. The effect of this deep colour against the whitewashed interior of the modernised chancel is quite magical. The west end of the nave is dominated by Pace's new organ case with a grid-like form,(adorned with Victorian carvings from the former chancel screen) whilst above the nave ceiling has been recreated in its 15th century form, reusing some carved figures of angels from the original that have been gilded.
This is a stunning church, a highly unusual and most imaginative example of how an ancient building can be revived after a disaster, resulting in a delightful fusion of ancient and modern. It deserves to be better known.
Unfortunately the church is generally kept locked outside of services so it will be necessary to make an appointment to see the interior with one of the churchwardens. I am extremely grateful to one of them, Nigel Dickin, who kindly came to unlock for me at very short notice and allowed me to enjoy this beautiful interior. His photostream (including some good photos of the church) can be seen below:-
Looking through a glass ball at a dodo shaped teapot on part of my kitchen window; the image has been turned up "the right way". I can thank Troedeljahn for inspiration (www.flickr.com/photos/troedeljahn/8006947077) and eagle L8.
I will be away in London for a few days.
Windows with cast iron and terra cotta ornament in a commercial building at 235 Market Street in Louisville, Kentucky.
HDR of a view from inside a building in Pawnee Grasslands. You can tell by the noise inside that I had to crank up the exposure in Lightroom more than I wanted to. Next time I'll have to bracket wider (this was +/- 2) or maybe take a couple extra better-exposed shots.
Canon 40D & 16-35mm f/2.8L. 16mm, f/2.8, ISO200, 1/2500, 1/8000, 1/640 sec. Just setup the camera on the tripod and took three bracketed shots: 0, +/-2. Imported photos as DNGs into Aperture, then opened all as TIFFs into Photomatix and processed into HDR. No flash was used.
A great old house in ruins. Many old buildings in the downtown area are being rebuilt now. Santos/SP, Brazil.
Press “L” for a better view. Enjoy …
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Window frost at twilight this morning. Shot with my old, manual focus Micro-Nikkor 55/2.8 @ f/2.8 or f/4. The nearby blue photo is a close-up from the center of this scene.