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Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, England.

Chastleton House can be found in Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh, close to the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire border . The house stands next to the 12th-century village church and is owned by the National Trust who re-opened the property in 1997 after six years of conservation work . The house was built by Walter Jones, a prosperous wool merchant, as an impressive statement of wealth and power, between 1607 and 1612.

The unique thing about the house is that it remained relatively unchanged , in the same family, for 400 years until the Trust took it over. This means that there is a real feel of stepping back in time and the house has been kept 'as found' rather than restoring it to its former glory.

Croquet: One of Chastleton's claims to fame is that while sport historians trace croquet to mediaeval France, the National Trust's archives suggest the game’s codified rules were devised here at this Jacobean merchant’s mansion.

HDR processing; Finished in Photoshop.

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Chastleton House and Church [link]
Chastleton Church [link]
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Mood: Love =SuperSnappz Jul 7, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautiful house and settings.
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*s-kmp Jul 8, 2011
Thank you and yes it is beautiful. I will, however, try to make sure that next time I visit it's open :)
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=BeachBum190 Jun 28, 2011
Beautiful shot, I love the shadow effect given on the building
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*s-kmp Jun 28, 2011
Thank you :)
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*batmantoo Jun 26, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Beautiful shot! Amazing colors given that it seems to be an overcast day.
Thank you for the interesting background information!
I do have a question though: there are steps, but there doesn't seem to be a door? ... would I be right to assume that doors are to the right and left of the stairs? And if so, is the house divided in two wings then?
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*s-kmp Jun 26, 2011
Thank you and yes it was very dull and overcast but that's the beauty of HDR for you. As for the front door; I didn't get any closer than this shot which was taken by holding the camera through the locked front gates but as I was leaving a private party were entering the house by turning left at the top of the steps :)

I do intend to return on a day and at a time when I can get to see the inside and the gardens :)
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*batmantoo Jun 26, 2011  Hobbyist Photographer
Thank your response. :)
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*s-kmp Jun 26, 2011
My pleasure :)
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=amalia-x Jun 25, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Woah, this is beautiful! :o
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*s-kmp Jun 26, 2011
Thank you, it really is a fine house :)
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