Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Canons Ashby

From Wikipedia - "Canons Ashby House (previously known as Canons Ashby Hall) is a Grade I listed Elizabethan Manor House located in the village of Canons Ashby in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It has been owned by the National Trust since 1981 when the house was close to collapse and the gardens had turned into a meadow. The house was the home of the Dryden family since its construction in the 16th century; the manor house was built in approximately 1550 with additions in the 1590s, in the 1630s and 1710." Previously, it was quite easy to find. That is until I visited on 4 October 2024 when I almost gave up after being sent on numerous ridiculous diversions due to the HS2 (High Speed 2) railway construction works. "Chaos" is the understatement!!!

Explored! Thank you very much :-) HAPPY FENCE FRIDAY, EVERYONE And, for Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music it was just another morning here at Canons Ashby :-) ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ It's Just Another Morning Here ~ Nanci Griffith

I wasn't expecting to find any songs about a wheelbarrow but I did find one by DanaMaria & Band :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Wheelbarrow ~ DanaMaria & Band

Explored! Thank you very much :-) HAPPY FENCE FRIDAY, ALL Canons Ashby House is the ancestral home of the Dryden family. The house has remained almost unchanged since the 18th Century. I also wanted to add my photo to 'Sight and Sound' but had almost given up trying to find a suitable link. But, then I found out that Spencer Dryden was drummer for Jefferson Airplane. If Spencer Dryden was related to the Dryden family that would mean I could choose "Plastic Fantastic Lover" by Jefferson Airplane :-)) One of my fave tracks from "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" from 1969. Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Plastic Fantastic Lover ~ Jefferson Airplane I didn't know that Spencer left Jefferson Airplane and joined New Riders of the Purple Sage :-)

Explored! Thank you very much :-) This is a sundial in the grounds of Canons Ashby, a National Trust property and garden in Northamptonshire. I believe the sundial dates from the 1700's but I could be wrong :-) A sundial tells the time of day and I have chosen "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce for 'Sight and Sound' :-) Tragically, on September 20, 1973, Jim Croce and five others died when their chartered plane crashed into a tree during take-off from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Jim was only 30 years old. "But there never seems to be enough time To do the things you want to do" Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Time in a Bottle ~ Jim Croce

Canons Ashby House is the ancestral home of the Dryden family. Clara Dryden, born 1859, was a gifted painter and painted many of the scenes at Canons Ashby including the interior of the house and the gardens. Polly Swann married Chris Dryden in 2000. Polly is a keen amateur photographer and had the idea to produce a book called "Canons Ashby Then & Now". This book features watercolours by Clara Dryden and photographs by Polly of the same scene shown side by side. It is remarkable how little has changed since 1710. I have been inspired by Polly's book to try a slight variation of Polly's idea. That is to take photographs of the house and gardens and then give my photos a painterly type effect. Over the years I have tried lots of different software/filters and a while ago I came across the "Dream Smoothing" filter in 'GIMP Photo' software. Maybe not to everyone's taste but I have grown to very much like the effect this filter produces :-)) Here is my first picture of the house given the 'Dream Smoothing' effect and this could be the start of more 'Dream Smoothing' Photos :-))) Also, a bit of a tenuous 'Sight and Sound' link but I have chosen "Picture Show" by John Prine & Tom Petty. Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Picture Show ~ John Prine & Tom Petty Maybe view on black, please :-)