Workington Hall
by Randi Grace Nilsberg
Title
Workington Hall
Artist
Randi Grace Nilsberg
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I have converted this digital photo into black and white with a little sepia tone and added textures to make it more ghostly.
Workington Hall (or Curwen Hall) is a ruin near Workington, Cumbria, England, Britain. It was formerly a castle-like dwelling built in 1379 by the Curwen family. It was originally only made up of the small tower in the north-west corner, but with funding from the Curwens' good friend King Richard the Third it was developed into quite a castle. The Curwen family were barons, they owned the whole Workington Area. They came originally from Galloway and Northumberland. But because of their useful support of the king during the Crusades they were rewarded with this piece of land
The Curwens are the only family to have ever lived in this building, They abandoned it in 1929 leaving it to ruin. Due to floods and general lack of maintenance, the hall became ruined. In 1970 however they decided to preserve it, so that people could visit it. Even to this day however, Workington Hall is home to a haunting phenomenon.
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May 1st, 2013
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Comments (37)
Bradley Dylan-Baker
It seems I find a new favourite every day. This is quite simply - magnificent!
Randi Grace Nilsberg replied:
Thank you, Bradley! I'm actually not surprised you like this particular piece. :-)
Rolando Burbon
Like The Look Of This Image. It's As If The Past Is Working Itself Into The Present. FV
Luke Moore
Love the mood you have created with this! The sepia/black and white go so well together here. Wonderful use of textures :) Those windows really caught my attention right away... very intriguing. Fav/Vote
Betty LaRue
You've taken a great photograph, and with your texture and grunge work, made it spectacular! You have an artist's eye for post! v/f
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