I thought I would start looking at some unusual and historic buildings around my area that you would drive by and perhaps take any notice. This is a very mysterious gate house at the opening to a huge park and mansion. It's very dark being in among so very tall trees and I'm not sure I would want to be here in the middle of the night.
There has been a mansion and park here since the 12th century, although the main mansion has been bought and pulled down over the years. The current mansion house and this crenelated, three-story, tower like lodge dates from around 1820. I wonder if the owner can stand on the top and shout out "I'm the king of the Castle". View with the dark surround if possible.
Hope you enjoyed this one, so that I can find some more interesting buildings nearby. Must thank you for putting those 2 lamb chops on the PP page yesterday through your comments and FAV's
this gate house date from 1820 and very unusual with the cast
@ninaganci The Main house hasn't been pulled, Different Mansions have been pulled down since the 12th century and a new one built. The current one was built the same time as the gatehouse in 1820 but has bits of all of the older buildings going back through the years.
These historical buildings are some of the things I love about England and Europe, there's just so much history around you, it's fascinating to look at. Love the creepy gatehouse, yet I think it looks magnificent. Love the textures, details and tones...awesome shot, fav!
Looking forward to your historical buildings.
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Great find, interesting information & good capture, Fav