Grange Court

Grange Court

Description

Title:
Grange Court
Caption / Description:

Grange Court was built in 1663 as a market hall for Leominster. Originally standing at the buttercross, Leominster's historic market area at the junction of Broad Street, Church Street, Drapers' Lane, High Street, and Burgess Street, it was moved to its present location at the Grange in 1859 and re-erected as a private house.

It was built by John Abel, a master carpenter known for his elaborate and highly ornamented timber-framed buildings. The ground floor was originally open, with market stalls underneath the upper floors of the building, which were supported by twelve oak columns. On the upper floor much of the town's business was transacted.

Guild meetings and the county's Quarter Session Courts were also held in the Market House, and from 1750 the Borough Council met in the building. A bell hung in the cupola on the roof would be sounded to indicate the curfew.

Today Grange Court is used for council offices.

Tags / Keywords:
  • Europe
  • UK
  • Britain
  • England
  • West Midlands
  • Half Timbered
  • Leominster
  • Herefordshire
  • Buttercross
  • Market Hall
  • Market House
  • Grange Court
  • Council
  • John Abel

Admin

Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
Grange Court.psd
Event:
Rating:
☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
3856px x 2585px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Grayscale
Original Image Color Profile:
Dot Gain 20%

Location

Location Shown:
Sublocation:
The Grange
City:
Leominster
Province/State:
Herefordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Location Created:
Sublocation:
The Grange
City:
Leominster
Province/State:
Herefordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
World Region:
Europe
Geo-location:
52.2275525225195, -2.73510860430699 View on map

Rights

Copyright Status:
Copyrighted
Licensing Status:
Rights Managed
Available for Editorial Use:
Yes
Available for Commercial Use:
No
Copyright Notice:
© 2009 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
180 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Nikon D200
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
-1/3
Focal Length:
10mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
15mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
No Flash
Exposure Mode:
Auto
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Cloudy
Exposure Program:
Aperture-priority AE

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Tokina ATX107 DX FishEye 10-17mm F3.5-4.5
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld, bracketed ±1EV

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4
  • Nikon Capture NX
Post Processing:

NEFs converted in Capture NX
EV-1 image converted again with -1EV exposure compensation in Capture NX
Exposure blending in Photoshop CS4
Purple Fringing desaturated in Photoshop CS4
Convert to Black & White with Blue and Cyan pulled down a bit in Photoshop CS4