The Apothecary at Blists Hill by JeffG7BRJ
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I was toying with the idea of sepia with this but then I would lose all the colours of the liquids in the jars and the colours of the jars themselves. So I left it as it was.
Bates & Hunt Chemist
A chemist and druggist would have provided many services to a small industrial town:- medicine dispensed from the back counter, herbal remedies, ready made patent medicines and toiletries from the front counter. Those who could not afford the doctors fee would come here for advice and medicines as well as to see the visiting dentist and optician. The chemist may well have extracted teeth himself. Home nursing and veterinary items are also displayed along with household goods.
The building is a reconstuction, the name taken from a local chemist, the fittings from a shop in Bournmouth and the jars and artifacts from many sources.
Thanks for stoping for a look and for any comments you care to make, I appreciate each and every one.
May the sun shine down on you, where ever you are.
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Comments (22)
artaddict2
Glad you posted this one Jeff. Love these colours. further on in our visit to Blists Hill the candlemaker told us an extra story about the Chemists. An elderly lady visited here, and as a girl she lived in Bournmouth, and as she entered the doorway she was overcome with emotion, it was set out the same as when she was a girl. Spooky!
mickuk50
good call jeff as all them great colours and detail would have been lost .this is a great look back in time .its turning into a great series of shots jeff mick
Fred255
Good POV very colourful, well done!
huismus
Lovely mood in this image. Almost back to the past. Exelent photo my friend.
stolta
Beautiful colors well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Janiss
Oh to much... I adore! Ah this pots, such marvelous things... an amazing shot jeff!;-)
LudyMelltSekher
Hola mi querido amigo, Preciosa y brillante fotografía, Impresionante!! Felicitaciones con todo mi corazón!! Un millón de estrellas y rosas de mi parte ****~@>--->--- @>--->--- @>--->--- Abrazo y beso en tu corazón. Bendiciones luminosas Ludy
trishabadblood
lovely capture...and they do have every thing....excellent work....
MrsLubner
Just gorgeous! The colors are really the star here and although sepia would have been great for the rest, those bottles of color really needed to stay. Wonderful shot!
CavalierLady
Wonderful shot! Glad you left the color in!
koosievantutte
good idea to keep it this way, the beautiful woodwork would have lost it's character when turned sepia.
stevey3d
Perfect Jeff! The colours work beautifully! Good decision on the sepia! 5++
dorothylee
Love the colors in the bottles, good choice leaving it in color rather than sepia. Lovely old fashioned scene well captured!
SSoffia
GORGEOUS CAPTURE !!!!!
Richardphotos
a beautiful reconstruction and capture
rainbows
A superb shot Jeff, you made the right chocie this one needs the colours. It is a wonderful look back to the past. Splendid work!!! I love this one a lot!!! Hugs. Diane. xx
amlondono
Superb Photo !!!!! Bravo , Ana
Ionel
Excellent capture! Very beautiful and interesting image!!!
tizjezzme
i'm glad you left the colors in this one ... I love the rich woodwork too! Beautiful photo..
auntietk
Glad you kept the colors. You're right - they really make this shot!
sylki
Love all the colours in this photo, I think sepia would not have done it justice at all. Wonderful shot! We had a chemist that looked like this in Middleton Junction when I was a child in the late 50s! Oh WOW!! now I feel old!!! >smile< Hugs
unnyFies
Lovely picture, interesting to explore at full resolution. Beautiful colors.