This is my final picture in this series and shows the two blast furnaces that produced iron from locally mined ore; to the right are the ruins of the Foundry building which is scheduled for restoration.
The first blast furnace went into service in 1633 and production of iron on the site continued until 1876 although forging using brought in iron carried on until 1950. The most productive period was during the American Civil War when Paimpont supplied much of the iron used to forge arms for the war.
Great shot. Love the look and lighting of the photo.
Interesting how the light is hitting and glowing off of the windows, it almost looks like there are lights on inside. Nicely done.
It's amusing to imagine the labor and life stories that went on here all those years ago. Very cool that a restoration plan is taking place for the old Foundry building.
these photos have been wonderful. thanks for posting that video, it was fascinating to see after having looked at all your still images. I love how he had the drone looking down into the furnace! marvellous series you have done for us :)
Interesting and such a good shot. Have you used some fancy processing to make it look old? Or maybe it's the subject that gives that impression. (NO, I'll credit you with some deliberate intervention!) I would have used my old Zorki 4K with 35mm Jupiter lens and Tri-X400 film. Interesting that so many places we now consider as rural have a (small scale?) industrial background.
Wonderfully composed and processed, the building on the left and the one on the right form a perfect corridor to lead one to the central
building and it's window reflections
January 14th, 2019
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Interesting how the light is hitting and glowing off of the windows, it almost looks like there are lights on inside. Nicely done.
building and it's window reflections