Richmond roofline 10 - # 09/150

Look up, not down, and beware of the "straight ahead" - # 277

Here is another "out of the ordinary" view of Ham House. Enlarge the picture to see the fine detail around the edge of the roof. How many people ever bother to look up to discover such detail? The master builders and the commissioning owner obviously paid attention to detail - (not cheap!)

Ref. some comments on yesterday's post: make no mistake, the house is in fine condition considering it was built in 1610! We strive to keep it that way.

New comers to R u T DP may like to look back at posts #9, 10, 11,12, 34, 49, 65 to see a hint of some of the things I get up to.

Townscape 20 May 2007 - # 129

11.45 on a Sunday; glance down the street and you see it: a fine combination of nature and man made, earth and sky, vegetable and mineral, organic and hard formed. I love the way these roof angles fold together and the way that the architects of the modern building in the foreground have sensitively matched it with the 1890's/1900 structures behind. The colour of the roof slates harmonises well with the remarkable sky tones, and the green trees hold it in a comfortable frame.