Mastodawn

Celestial Reflections on a Georgian Ceiling.

Martindale Hall, Mintaro, South Australia.

Martindale Hall was completed in 1880. It is a well known Georgian style mansion and one of the most significant heritage sites in the Clare Valley region of South Australia. It is particularly famous for its unique architecture and for being a primary filming location for the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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#Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #CeilingDesign #Plasterwork #LightAndShadow #ArchitecturalDetail #Monochrome #HistoricInteriors #Patterns #GeorgianStyle

This Is My Glasgow Dec 1, 2024

Love this unusual, ornate and rather appropriate column capital in the former Institition of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Glasgow. Designed by John B. Wilson and constructed in 1907, the building's now occupied by Scottish Opera. The ship under full sail is a particularly nice detail.

#glasgow #architecture #columncapital #plasterwork #glasgowbuildings

nickharrison Jun 28, 2024

Gunnersbury Park Museum
#ealing #london
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nickharrison May 30, 2024

The Hoover Building #detail
#dedigned by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
#perivale #ealing #london
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nickharrison May 23, 2024

The Hoover Building #detail
#dedigned by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
#perivale #ealing #london
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#artdeco #building #gradeii #listedbuilding #grade2* #architecture #hoover #hooverbuilding #london4all #art #design #architecturephotography #City #light #style #art #plaster #pattern #handrail #interiorphotography #apartment #plasterwork #InteriorDesign #Stairs
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nickharrison May 14, 2024

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The Hoover Building #detail
#dedigned by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners
#perivale #ealing #london
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#artdeco #building #gradeii #listedbuilding #grade2* #architecture #hoover #hooverbuilding #london4all #art #design #architecturephotography #City #light #style #art #plaster #pattern #patterns #interiorphotography #apartment #plasterwork #InteriorDesign #Entrance
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nickharrison Apr 26, 2024

Old walker Apr 10, 2024

The long gallery at Syon House, Isleworth, London, England. April 2024. The last of five rooms redesigned by Robert Adam at this London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. After some centuries of candle smoke and lamp smoke, the original bright blue/pink colour scheme has dulled somewhat and the vast effort of cleaning it is daunting. Sample attempts with specially colour-matched Farrow & Ball paint in recent decades negatively interacted with the underlying colour, so was abandoned.
#syonhouse #syonpark #isleworth #london #england #plasterwork #robertadam #countryhouses

Old walker Apr 10, 2024

The ceiling of the Red Drawing Room, at Syon House, Isleworth, London, England. April 2024. This is by Robert Adam, supposedly the most detailed of his career. It has 239 individually painted ceiling roundels, unending decorative plasterwork much of which is covered with gold leaf.
#syonhouse #syonpark #isleworth #london #england #plasterwork

This Is My Glasgow Oct 8, 2023

A gorgeous bit of plasterwork wall decoration from Pollok House in Glasgow featuring a range of tropical sea shells, including Queen Conch, Helmet Conch, Horse Conch and Cowries.

This most likely reflects the Victorian mania for collecting all sorts of things, including sea shells. However, it may also reflect links between the family which owned Pollok House and slave plantations on St Kitts in the West Indies where many of these shells can be found.

#glasgow #shells #plasterwork #pollokhouse