Holkham Hall, Norfolk
I have recently been commissioned to photograph the impressive Holkham Hall in Norfolk. This 18th-century country house was constructed for the 1st Earl of Leicester and is one of England's finest examples of the Palladian revival style of architecture.
I have recently been commissioned to photograph the impressive Holkham Hall in Norfolk. This 18th-century country house was constructed for the 1st Earl of Leicester and is one of England's finest examples of the Palladian revival style of architecture.
The interior of the hall is very opulent and you enter through the Marble Hall, which is made of pink Derbyshire alabaster, this leads on to the first floor and the state rooms. The most impressive of these rooms is the Saloon, which has walls lined with red velvet. Each of the major state rooms is symmetrical in its layout and design and in some rooms, false doors are necessary to fully achieve this balanced effect.
The house is at the heart of a thriving private estate of some 25,000 acres and is open to the public, it is still the family home of the 8th Earl of Leicester, Thomas Coke.
Bramall Hall
Bramall Hall is a beautiful Tudor manor house in Bramhall, near Stockport. It is a timber-framed building with the oldest parts dating from the 14th century.
Bramall Hall is a beautiful Tudor manor house in Bramhall, near Stockport. It is a timber-framed building with the oldest parts dating from the 14th century. Linn Robinson, head of Stockport museums gave me the opportunity to photograph the hall's amazing interiors before the property reopened to the public. There is a mix of era's throughout the house with some rooms being in the style of the original Tudor period and others styled more to Victorian and Edwardian tastes. In the great chamber, amazing Tudor frescos were discovered behind plasterwork during a restoration in the last century.
Lyme Hall Interiors
In March 2020, the National Trust gave me the opportunity to photograph…
In spring last year, the National Trust gave me the opportunity to photograph the stunning interiors of Lyme Hall in Cheshire. I’m lucky to have this amazing stately home right on my doorstep in Disley, on the edge of the Peak District.
Lyme is such an atmospheric place especially with its location high up above the Cheshire plain, the house is surrounded by acres of parkland with its own herd of red deer and a backdrop of wild moorland.
After visiting the house many times in the past, it was fantastic to finally have the chance to photograph its beautiful state rooms. The long gallery and drawing room are particular favourites with their dark wood panelling and plasterwork ceilings and the dining room is equally impressive with its large windows overlooking the formal gardens.
The shoot took place in early March just before we knew there was going to be a first UK lockdown and the Trust was still busy preparing the house for its opening to the public. I’m so glad I got the chance to capture these images as a week later the whole place had to close to the public.
