The Josephine and John Bowes Museum by Fred255

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jun 07, 2007

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Description

As you drive through the main gates of the museum's grounds, the first impression you get is the sheer scale of the building itself. Building work started with a ceremony on 16th November 1869 when Josephine Benoite, Countess of Montalbo placed the first stone. Many think the building was a large country residence, however it was designed by the French architect Jules Pellechet, as a purpose built public museum and art gallery.

Comments (13)

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fredster66

4:16AM | Thu, 07 June 2007

Very nice...

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ysvry

6:59AM | Thu, 07 June 2007

nice foto, this looks like a railwaystation.

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Fred255

7:06AM | Thu, 07 June 2007

It does! Not like any railway station I have ever seen, you must have posh stations where you come from!

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rainbows

8:11AM | Thu, 07 June 2007

LOL at you :-) Elegant and graceful architecture. By! they knew how to build back then. A wonderful shot. Still wishing for your blue sky here! Off to Whitby shopping, need my sheepskin coat today, freezing fog!!! Hey ho & hugs. Diane.

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