tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post4860509827222937219..comments2023-06-16T09:34:01.274+01:00Comments on Dolls' Houses and Miniatures: The Rise and Fall of the HallAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-25421607540030167242011-11-08T16:15:46.729+00:002011-11-08T16:15:46.729+00:00So Fi, when will we start to see this blog!! ;)So Fi, when will we start to see this blog!! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-205296172143258292011-10-29T21:46:06.445+01:002011-10-29T21:46:06.445+01:00You two are toooo funny!!! I'm thoroughly ente...You two are toooo funny!!! I'm thoroughly entertained!!!<br /><br />Andy - yes Melbourne does have some lovely buildings, the rows of Terraces I love in particular.<br /><br />When I start my blog I intend to have occasional images of Australia, perhaps I will include some images of our Terraces.Fi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-38307909707498415562011-10-27T21:37:07.003+01:002011-10-27T21:37:07.003+01:00Hi Fi, I have heard that Melbourne has some lovely...Hi Fi, I have heard that Melbourne has some lovely buildings! <br /><br />Don't mind David, he's harmless. To paraphrase a line from Absolutely Fabulous 'I hardly know him, I just felf sorry for him'!! lol.<br /><br />David, who on earth says the word 'whither'! I can think of far better places to take tea than some gloomy gothic lump you saw in one of your films! ... and moose only have feelings when they still have their heads attached to their bodies!<br /><br />I don't know why I'm even writing this, I think I will just come upstairs and slap you!!<br /><br />-love you!!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-37581356933122881522011-10-27T15:06:46.092+01:002011-10-27T15:06:46.092+01:00Andy, dear
Ah - I have stimulated an interest in a...Andy, dear<br />Ah - I have stimulated an interest in accompanying me on locations for Hammer films. There is, indeed, a very interesting 'hall" of sorts in Oakley Court on the banks of the Thames, whither I shall whisk you on a broomstick one wild and windy day. They do a nice afternoon tea, as it's now a luxury hotel. The trouble is, it's rather gothic - and that might give you indigestion...and Moose have feelings too, you know...<br />PS - I think Irene's tartan carpeting would fit well with my antler umbrella stand, don't you? Very Balmoral (or is that just Bad Morals - or even Bad Murals?)Dr Huckvale's Castle of Art and Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066728779498254419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-15131702478372133142011-10-26T20:48:25.727+01:002011-10-26T20:48:25.727+01:00He,he,
David......I trust this is partner David? ...He,he,<br /><br />David......I trust this is partner David? <br /><br />I think you two together would make very interesting company.......<br /><br />And yes Andy, I have been to Bath but it never occurred to me to look behind the facade...we love a Terrace in melbourne too, but I guess thats not surprising given our heritage......or lack there of.Fi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-22095472400599637002011-10-26T20:30:10.561+01:002011-10-26T20:30:10.561+01:00dearest David,
You wish!! you're not going to...dearest David,<br /><br />You wish!! you're not going to fit a grand piano in your hall, unless you cut it up first! I am also very pleased that the moose head stayed at the auction house, it would not have been given house room here!<br /><br />Fonthill's huge gothick entrance hall was certainly impressive, but a difficult space to heat I imagine, with it's 50 foot ceiling! I think Beckford would have made better use of his money by improving the lives of the exploited workers in his sugar plantations personally. But Beckford's Tower in Bath is worth taking a look at! and it is a shame Fonthill is gone!<br /><br />Did Hammer use any interesting halls as locations for their films? (and no I don't want to go and see them all!!)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-55521248806883508102011-10-26T20:18:50.932+01:002011-10-26T20:18:50.932+01:00Hi John, think they have nearly all been used for ...Hi John, think they have nearly all been used for location shoots at one time or another, some repeatedly! read in the Guardian G2 recently that US pop stars are queuing up to film their new videos in the 'riot-torn' urban areas of London too! well Britney Spears and Rhianna anyway!<br /><br />I should have added a photo of your hall to the post too!!<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />Andy xAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-79291259339691771682011-10-26T20:10:49.588+01:002011-10-26T20:10:49.588+01:00Hi Irene, Oh go on, be a devil!! tartan flooring w...Hi Irene, Oh go on, be a devil!! tartan flooring would certainly give your hall character!! lol. pleased you've enjoyed reading this post!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-3502713115793232192011-10-26T20:09:21.897+01:002011-10-26T20:09:21.897+01:00Hi Giac, thank you, I am glad you enjoy these post...Hi Giac, thank you, I am glad you enjoy these posts, the history behind architecture has interested me for a long time. Your house is looking fantastic! love the furniture!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-36199778720045851472011-10-26T20:06:11.785+01:002011-10-26T20:06:11.785+01:00Hi Fi! yes, there are plenty of historical buildin...Hi Fi! yes, there are plenty of historical buildings in the UK, from many different ages, and thanks to organisations like the National Trust, we can look around some of them too. <br /><br />I think it is where the terms first rate, etc come from. Europeans didn't quite understand why we built our houses in terraces, their preference was for horizontal apartments (and still is really), but they make good sense in towns and cities here, where space is limited. The houses were usually spec. built, so builders would often just complete the front of the house, and the rest of the building followed once a person had purchased (or leased) the land, and purchasers could then chose how the house was laid out and decorated. If you're ever in Bath its worth taking a look behind the facades of the houses, because they are often quite different at the rear!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-32096873885329366982011-10-26T17:19:22.514+01:002011-10-26T17:19:22.514+01:00Ah yes, I used to take a magazine called Hammer...Ah yes, I used to take a magazine called Hammer's Halls of Horror. Halls are definitely the most important room in the house, in my opinion: a suitable place for a grand piano (or a small organ) and an umbrella stand made from antlers. I once began bidding for the stuffed head of a moose at an auction with such an atmosphere in mind, but perhaps sensibly, decided against it. Do you know the very beautiful drawing (blue chalk and ink and wash on paper) by the Belgian symbolist, Xavier Mellery (1845-1921), called "My Hallway, Light Effect", c. 1889? It is extremely atmospheric, though, in fact. little more than a moodily lit corridor - but a corridor adorned with curious and compelling art, sculpture and bas-reliefs. Perhaps I'll post it on my blog one day...<br /><br />Fonthill Abbey (alas no more) contained perhaps my ideal example - an octagon hall with a towering space above. William Beckford, whose Tower in Bath you may know, left this wonderful account of its construction: <br /><br />It's really stupendous, the spectacle here at night - the number of people at work, lit up by lads; the innumerable torches suspended everywhere, the immense and endless spaces, the gulph below; above, the gigantic spider's web of scaffolding - especially when, standing under the finished and numberless arches of the galleries, I listen to the reverberating voices in the stillness of the night, and see immense buckets of plaster and water ascending, as if they were drawn up from the bowels of a mine, amid shouts from subterranean depths, oaths from Hell itself, and chanting from Pandemonium or the synagogue...(William Beckford: "Life at Fonthill, 1807-1822" (Friday 16th September, 1808), p.71Dr Huckvale's Castle of Art and Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066728779498254419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-44361514619318524742011-10-25T22:14:50.230+01:002011-10-25T22:14:50.230+01:00What a great post, Andy! I think some of the hall...What a great post, Andy! I think some of the halls you showed have 'starred' in movies and tv productions?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-11598431832577479512011-10-25T16:09:58.367+01:002011-10-25T16:09:58.367+01:00This a very timely post Andy. I'm on a bit o...This a very timely post Andy. I'm on a bit of a "hall hunt" at the moment but I'll be drawing the line at tartan flooring!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-59513048755651805722011-10-25T06:04:00.244+01:002011-10-25T06:04:00.244+01:00Love part 2!
It's great to see how the Hall h...Love part 2!<br /><br />It's great to see how the Hall has evolved over time. I am definitely more a Georgian/Regency type of girl, the Fairfax entrance is lovely.<br /><br />I am amazed by the 1st to 4th ratings of the Georgian Terraces, I haven't heard that before......is that where the term second rate comes from?<br /><br />Your title picture is a great example.<br /><br />Once again Andy all very fascinating....well done.<br /><br />Fi<br /><br />FiFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-81170114928372341542011-10-24T13:00:18.032+01:002011-10-24T13:00:18.032+01:00Hello Andy,
I love posts like these. They are the ...Hello Andy,<br />I love posts like these. They are the best way to get ideas going and inspire new mini projects. I always look forward to your entries!<br />Have a great week,<br />GiacGiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-3920174885320730972011-10-23T23:22:01.336+01:002011-10-23T23:22:01.336+01:00Andy,
I always love your Historical posts,they a...Andy, <br /><br />I always love your Historical posts,they are so interesting, you have so much at your door step, I wish we had more to be inspired by, at best I've had a few fleeting trips to a few parts of Europe to look at some Historical buildings.<br /><br />It had never occurred to me that the reason for the drapes around the bed was for warmth, it makes perfect sense now.<br /><br />Love it, can't wait for part 2<br /><br />Hugs, FiFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.com