Poverty is a great preserver
This place was built between 1607 and 1612, and it stayed in the family until 1991, when the family could no longer afford to keep it. The last private owner of Chaselton House, Barbara Clutton-Brock, said, “Poverty is a great preserver.” as a way to say that because there was no money for renovations, the house is relatively free of modern upgrades.
Two interesting things about the family: they invented many games, including croquet, and they believed cleaning the ceiling in the kitchen would bring back luck to the house. On our visit, croquet courts were set up for visitors. And the ceiling was still black.
Chastleton House
near Moreton-in-Marsh, UK
photographed 6.3.2017
Posted on June 30, 2017, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, architecture, black and white photography, Chastleton House, england, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, Moreton-in-Marsh, national trust, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, thoughtful seeing, UK. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
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I know that you are practising a certain discipline here, but this is one photo which I wouldn’t mind seeing in colour. I can imagine a colour for that weathered brick, and I wonder whether that’s correct.
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This link will get you to some color images – https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chastleton-house. Does the color match what you imagined?
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Thank you. It does, roughly
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We loved this place when we visited. Glad you were able to see it. Nice contrasty shot, Melinda
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Thanks, Andy. We enjoyed our afternoon here, and even got to have tea served in the graveyard at the adjacent church.
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Well researching this place is going to let me procrastinate for a while longer, thank you for this Melinda. These old places really fascinate me.
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Glad I can help with the procrastination! Let me know if you find anything particularly interesting.
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I loved the story about hiding her husband and the black ceiling in the kitchen, sounds like a fascinating house.
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It was very interesting – one of my favorite places we saw on our trip.
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