Dusty Old Slides #12 by escafeld
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
The Bridge House at Ambleside is possibly the most photographed building in the Lake District, and a popular subject for many artists including Turner. A tiny building, originally an apple store for nearby Ambleside Hall, was built over Stock Beck to escape land tax. It is said that at some time a family with six children lived here in the two rooms. Access to the room upstairs is by the steep stone steps outside.
In 1926 it was purchased by a group of local people who passed it into the care of the National Trust, which 20 years later they turned into their first information and recruitment centre. It is now a rather cramped shop for the National Trust, or at least it was when this was taken back in 1969.
If anything this image shows us the strength of the arch, considering how much weight must this be carrying.
I was asked if the lightship had a crew, in "Dusty Old Slides #09" and the answer is yes.
I hope everyone is sharing this beautiful weather I can see through my window, just before I go and cut the grass :(( A nice day to you all!
Comments (25)
Zacko
OOOOH this one is simply GORGEOUS!!!! And finally i can see some dust on it, and that only adds to this fine compo. Not far from my house lives a family of 8 in a house not bigger than that one...pretty crowded i can assure you. Great post once again Dave. Have fun mowing your lawn #:op
MaydaMason
beautiful remembers! thanks for sharing with us!
soulofharmony
mmmmm turner sure had the eye for beauty , quaint little cottage and beautiful nostalgic architecture which modern housing lacks and doubt will stand the test of time like this... superb...:) excellent dave.. happy gardening , avoiding the caravan tourists thats flooded norfolk sighes..
Sekadhar
Very beautiful! Stone houses we have in my country, specialy on islands! Excellent shot!*****!
CDBrugg
lovely picture - I love the imagination people have when trying to avoid the taxman - lolol
Cosme..D..Churruca
Splendid... very nice image and amazing construction !
kimariehere
spectacular composition and perspective ! love the lights and darks and the shapes...this is a real old charming building... a great find indeed!!
Zabeth
Excellent one! Looks like you are enjoying doing this! Have a great day!
Tedz
Excellent Image.
ana-maria
Beautiful building and excellent POV! Light and toning are looking fantastic!
thesymphonyofthelife
the architecture is very good and the tones too. have a good day
Akinom
Excellent compo and tones! The building looks great! Like it a lot!
ebsmooth
this is by far the coolest one yet! i love how that house is sitting right on top of the bridge, i would love that!!! outstanding capture/work!!!
jocko500
If Turner thought it was good it good and you took a real good shot
sossy
what a wonderful and impressive capture of the house on the bridge! love the old scenery and the stone work! excellent work! ;o)
b2amphot
This is an absolute show stopper, your most fascinating yet. If I saw it in painting I'd think it was fabricated or the artist had been to the pub. No one likes paying taxes, but this is about as good as throwing a bunch of tea in Boston harbor.
cynlee
it is an amazing feat of physics & architecture!! to live on such a bridge :]
pm_hackworth
Another excellent slide! Wow! VOTE
Haeberle
Very interesting architecture ! They knew why they built it upon an arch...(at highschool I was told 'arches are perfect for carrying forces to the ground', I think they told me the truth ;-) e
Lledeline
Nice shot again.
1pearl
Excellent photo !!! Vote !
Enmos
Such a beautiful little house and on a bridge no less !!!! Gorgeous place and capture my friend, superb work !! :o)
tommorules
Haha! Yeah, about time you cut that grass!! I think it's fair to say Ambleside now sucks, too many ice cream parlours & 'mountaineer' (yeah right) shops, I would love to have seen it when this was taken, sadly I was 1 yr old though.... An awful lot has gone under that bridge since then!! Am I right in thinking the Wordsworth museum is just opposite? Could be wrong, I go to the Lakes every year but it's a good 8 since I passed through Ambleside...
chantal-france
A very beautiful house and bridge and a wonderful shot in B&W :)) very POV .. and simply beautiful :)) V
TwoPynts
I can see why it is so often photographed...it is such a neat structure to be built on the bridge like that. Well captured!