The Guildhall, Chichester

What a beautiful OLD building; taken with a well chosen low pov.
Thank you for the interesting link.

Thank you Jaap. I'm glad you enjoyed the history too.

Sehr schön hast du das mit dieser tieferen Perspektive aufgenommen lieber Keith,so wird man sehr schön zu diesen schönen steinernen Gebäude geleitet,schön hast du das gezeigt,das ist schön,dass es jetzt auch noch verwendet wird :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you very much Roland. I'm pleased that you like this one.

Oh this is gorgeous Keith! I love the low perspective from the beautiful flagstones. A lovely environment for wedding photos too. I like the bark on the tree, which seems to be twisting. I wonder if it's a chestnut.

Sunday greeting and a good new week.

Thank you kind lady.............I'm chuffed that you like it. It's a really beautiful corner of the park.....and there is a nice café less than 100 yards away. I don't know the type of tree I'm afraid, I'll see if I can find out next time I'm there.

Great perspective and a lovely part of the old castle, Keith!

Thanks very much Stephan..............the park is also surrounded by huge stone walls, which still survive in great condition. You can "walk the walls" which is a lovely thing to do on a warm day.

mooie foto keith
heeft het niet gesneeuwd bij jou?
dat lage standpunt maakt de foto

Thanks very much Fred.

No, we haven't had any snow near me..........just very hard frosts over the last week or so. This was taken back in November though, when the weather was still quite good.

Ich kann mir gut vorstellen, dass dort die Brautpaare gerne übers Kopfsteinpflaster schreiten...die Perspektive ist wunderbar...nimmt jedes Detail auf dem Weg zur Kapelle mit, Keith...bist Du alleine wieder hoch gekommen? :)))
Ich wünsch Dir einen schönen Sonntag!

I'm really pleased you like this one Tanja..............I've never been there while a wedding is taking place, but I can imagine it would be very special.

I'm rarely alone...........I was walking round the park while my wife was walling round the shops, which is always the best option :-)))

A very nice building here and well captured in this great weather. Great stuff!

Cheers. Herb

Thank you kindly my friend................glad you like it.

A wonderful photo here Keith. I've heard of the Guildhall but not seen a picture of it. It looks a great place to have a wedding - all that greenery around it. Do I get the feeling that you're not a fan of walking around shops?

Glad you enjoyed this one Jenny..........Priory Park is lovely oasis of green in the centre Chichester. I often escape there whilst my wife is shopping.

I don't exactly hate shopping...........for example I'm always happy to visit outdoor shops, and camera shops :-))

This view is great. And it’s a very nice building, Keith !

I'm glad you like it Ulrich..........thank you.

At least it is well preserved…. and so seem your knees to be, low POVs can be tricky when you have to get up…

It seems to be........it looks great from the outside, but I've never seen the inside (as it's locked when not in use), but it must be quite good if people book it for weddings.

No getting down on my knees for this shot Isabel.........I have a fully articulated LCD screen on my camera, so I just had to pull it out and set the camera on top of my camera bag to compose and press the shutter........just a quick bit of bending over :-))

Those tilt screens seem very practical. Leica Q3 is on the way, tilt screen and 1.4 aperture would be the only reasons for me to upgrade from Q2… otherwise I keep my cam, it is an almost perfect one for my needs.

Ha, ha..........the older I get the more practical the tilt screen seems :-))

Beautiful winter light and a lovely old building captured from the perfect low angle, Keith
I am so pleased to see buildings like this preserved for future generations, thanks for the link!
Like you, I have to rely on my folding screen and often a trusty shooting stick to perch on.

Thank you so much Roger...........I'm always happy when you enjoy my photos.

Glad you found the history interesting as well.

The older I get the more convenient a folding screen is. I don't have a shooting stick (yet), but I occasionally use a stick when walking on rough terrain.

Thanks for posting your wonderful picture to

www.ipernity.com/group/buildings

You're welcome John.......my pleasure.

La photo est superbe. J'ai voulu lire l'historique mais le traducteur ne fonctionne pas. (et ma connaissance de l'Anglais est trop succincte) Je suis donc frustré.

Thank you Jean Paul..........

1269 - 1282 Un couvent franciscain est construit à Priory Park. On pense qu'il s'agit du chœur du couvent, qui contenait le maître-autel et n'était utilisé que par les frères gris résidents qui sont restés à Priory Park pendant plus de deux siècles, jusqu'à la dissolution des monastères au XVIe siècle.
1538 Le couvent a été fermé sous le règne du roi Henri VIII. À l'exception du chœur, tous les bâtiments appartenant au couvent sont démolis. Le site est donné au maire de Chichester.
1541 La corporation de la ville achète le chœur au maire de Chichester. Le bâtiment est utilisé comme tribunal et comme hôtel de ville, ou Guildhall. Pendant cette période, des procès célèbres ont eu lieu ici, notamment le procès du gang de contrebandiers de Hawkhurst en 1749 et le procès du poète et artiste William Blake en 1804.
1850 Le bâtiment cesse d'être utilisé comme Guildhall et est utilisé par les Sussex Rifle Volunteers comme armurerie et salle d'exercice.
1947 Le Guildhall devient le premier musée de Chichester et sert à exposer des objets historiques pour les habitants de Chichester.
2007 - 2009 Le Guildhall subit un programme de réparations majeures et devient un lieu de location pour les événements communautaires.
2015 Le Guildhall obtient une licence pour accueillir des cérémonies civiles et devient un lieu de mariage pour la première fois de son histoire.

Traduit avec www.deepl.com/Translator (version gratuite)

Die tiefe Perspektive gefällt mir sehr gut, Keith!