A very statley Manor

[stoneylonesome]

This house was starting to fall into disrepair, when a local business man bought it did a full restoration on it and made it into a museum. It must have been a grand home in its day :lol:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3080/40manor4.jpg

looking up the front walk. the metal flower statues on either side of the walk are made by a local contractor out of old construction pieces and other metals he can find. He's very talented. least you never have water those flowers :lol:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3080/40Manor.jpg

[sparker1]

Very nice, Sandy. That is quite a manor. I would have thought the view in the second shot was the side entrance, rather than the front.

[stoneylonesome]

One would easily think that, yet the house sits on the (behind) the Windsor, CT town green and the Potico and walk in the second photo face the road. the third floor, where the pavilion like roof is, also has a grand ballroom. Must have been a great place to party. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[marie]

it is a beautiful building Sandy
great that the business man put the money into it for a museum.
the first shot really shows it up well
(hang it on their wall ? maybe get it in the leaflets advertising the place)http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif

I love the shots
lovely quality about them

those plants are 'tin' on the groundhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
clever idea http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif
energy saving at it's best (no watering, no trimming, no slugs )
tin pan alley
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[stoneylonesome]

Thanks Marie, Yes he did a wonderful job on the restoration. The man that bad the metal flowers has his sculptures all over town, I'll see if I can get a few more photos of some of them.

[sailpamc]

Very beautiful - looks brand new!

[VegasGeorge]

Nice exposures! I particularly like the oblique angle you chose for the first shot. I'd say you made your subject even more beautiful through use of your photographic talent.

[Michaelmjc]

Howd you get to my house? You got passed the guards I see, well I must give you credit for that.

[weemannie]

High quality shots and what a lovely building:D

[johngraham2002]

very nice house ill have one like that someday

[stoneylonesome]

thanks everyone for the wonderful comments, I wish I had some before photos of this house so you all could see the great job they did, especially the landscaping

[marie]

very nice house ill have one like that someday


:shock: I thought you lived in a castle John :shock:


:lol:






Sandy, can't be helped now
like the barn shots,
but you'll have all those pictures now when the barns go for good so that's great

:cool:

[stoneylonesome]

Marie; speaking of which;;
Sandy, can't be helped now
like the barn shots,
but you'll have all those pictures now when the barns go for good so that's great
I just posted another barn

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=76316