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WINDOWS

View from the attic window

View from the attic window, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

It's good to be back :-)

We finally moved to a new home and now we're back up on the internet which is a relief. So I can start to re-acquaint myself with old friends.

George Pace Window Cames Selby Abbey

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Andy Marshall is a professional architectural photographer. Most images can be downloaded 24/7 at Alamy as stock photography

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ARCHIPEDIA S is for....

Early to mid C18th nine over nine Georgian sash window with flush casements and woodern external shutters Micklegate York

Sash Window : A sash is a wooden frame (or any other material ) used to house glass for a window. A sash window is a double hung frame with the frame sliding up and down on a series of pulleys. Can be opened at top or bottom. Came into fashion in England in the Georgian Period.

Here is a potted history of the sash window by a sash window manufacturer

You can view all of my sash window photo's here

All things Georgian

Kings Manor continued....

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During the afternoon we had an option to go and see various parts of York Minster.

I opted to go to the Mason's Loft and Chapter House Roof. Before we got there we had the chance to see inside the magnificent Chapter House (which is open to the public). It is a remarkable piece of work, second only to Sainte Chapelle, Paris in it's breathtaking use of glass and light.

There is more information about the Chapter House and a larger photograph of the vaulting at my photoblog site here

There are more events organised by the SPAB Yorkshire Regional Group including visits to Kirkstall Abbey in May, Nostell Priory and Knedlington Old Hall in June, and Darnall Crucible Shops in September.

SPAB website is here
Conservation Courses at University of York Kings Manor
You can view all of my images of York Minster here
You can view all of my images of York here

Early English Rose Window

Early English window Beverley Minster Beverley East Riding Yorkshire, UK

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Stained Glass WIndow

Stained glass window in the apse of Saint Mary and Saint Davids Kilpeck Herefordshire UK

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More images of Kilpeck here

More images of Romanesque architecture here

Early English Rose Window York Minster UK

C13th Early English Rose Window York Minster York UK

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More images of York Minster

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ARCHIPEDIA - Q is for....

QUATREFOIL - a geometric shape often used in Gothic buildings in tracery and stylistic expression of battlements etc. Foil derives from the French word for leaf. Here as in this C13th Early English window St Mary Magdalene Woodstock, UK.

More examples here

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General Gothic images here

Regency Shop Window

Early C19th bow window in the old town of Bridlington Yorkshire, UK

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All things Georgian

Interested in Georgian architecture and architectural detail including the popular Classical and less popular Gothic traditions?

Here's over 200 of my images of Georgian architecture

Georgian Links

Georgian Group
British Society for C18th Studies
American Society for C18th Studies
Eighteenth-Century Ireland Society
Swedish Eighteenth-Century Society
Spanish Eighteenth-Century Society
Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
York Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Société Française d'Etude du Dix-Huitième Siècle
Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles
Jack Lynch's Eighteenth-Century Resources Page

Building Archaeology

In my line of work I get to see many buildings in various states of undress and I really enjoy seeing a building partly built (or sad to say) partly demolished.

Secrets that have been encapsulated within the plaster walls are suddenly revealed. Things move on and so do construction techniques, so I believe that it is really important to try and record how a window frame was incorporated into a brick wall, or a voussoir was placed.

When a building is demolished, to me there seems to be a process of undoing, a releasing of inert energy, mass and knowledge; and more significantly a cultural uprooting.

Sainte Chapelle

Went to Paris over the weekend and managed to get this upshot of the stained glass at Sainte Chapelle. Having visited this little medieval gem, I never cease to be amazed at the beauty and majesty of the place - it really is one of the most remarkable pieces of medieval architecture in the world.

It was built by Louis IX in the 1240's to house the Crown of Thorns and he used the most technically advanced design of his period. There are over 1000 religious scenes depicted on the stained glass.

The chapel is most famous for its glass, but don't be tempted to go rushing through the ground floor chapel which was intended for lesser mortals. If you are English and wonder what our great Cathedral's looked like in medieval times - the ground floor chapel will reveal all. All its surfaces including stone vaulting are painted in gaudy colours.

Sainte Chapelle is one of Paris's best kept secrets - it is a matter of minutes away from its larger cousin Notre Dame, which in my opinion, pales into insignificance next to the glorious light show on offer from the upper floor of Sainte Chapelle.

Window

Window to C16th timber framed house in Colchester Essex UK with close studded walls

Occulus and Pediment

Occulus and segmental pediment to the remarkable Unitarian Meeting House built in 1711 in a provincial Baroque style with gauged and rubbed brickwork Bury St Edmunds Suffolk East Anglia UK

Phenomenal Fenestration

Talking about Georgian windows yesterday reminded me of one of my favourite projects which was to photograph the stained glass of St. Mary and St. Barlok Norbury in Derbyshire.

The project was commissioned by Cornerstone, the flagship magazine for the Society For The Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). The glass is of international importance and has recently been conserved by specialist Stephen Clare. It consists of eight windows dating from about 1306 commissioned by the Fitzherbert family. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects. Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.
You can view all my images of Norbury here

English Georgian Fanlights

Most people have a soft touch for Georgian architecture and I have to admit I am a fan, especially of the fanlight. There is so much beauty and variety in the form which can be seen across the length and breadth of the British Isles (and the USA).

In the UK the fanlight began to appear in the 1720's and had a simple design with the given function to light the hallway behind. As the century developed, designs became more complex and hierarchical.

Many styles were incorporated into the fanlight design including Rococo, Adam and Gothic styles. The fanlight reached its peak in Britain in the later C18th. Fanlights continued into the C19th but became simpler and heavier in design.

The images above were taken over a period of 2 years in places such as Liverpool (which has a remarkable Georgian heritage), Richmond (Yorkshire), Bury St Edmunds, Leeds and Colchester. My favourite is the simple Gothic fanlight top middle.


Another favourite for its sheer exuberance is in the photo I took in Amsterdam in early 2005. It is the entrance to West India House.

You can see all my fanlight photos at Alamy here

The compilation above is available as a print in the formats indicated below:-

1. Framed Print
2. Poster
3. Greeting Card
4. Postcard
5. Calendar

Some useful links for Georgian architecture are as follows:

1. The Georgian Group
2. The Georgian Index