So Artful Challenges: Gothic Cottage

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Gothic Cottage

Welcome to another Soartful week.

And, welcome to Stourwood Cottage.

This charming cottage overlooks the lake in Stourwood Gardens,

Wilshire, England.

Built by Henry Hoare in around 1785 most likely as a summer house, the Gothic Cottage was formerly known as the Watch Cottage, from this point there are fantastic views across the lake. Henry's Grandson added the Gothic semi circular seat and arched porch around 1806, from then on it was renamed The Gothic Cottage. The cottage has very recently undergone extensive restoration and the roof has been newly thatched.

A bit of trivia: Summer 2006 the cottage was decorated by artists into a fairytale cottage in a style of Hansel and Gretel's 'Gingerbread House' for an exhibition at the estate.

This sparks my imagination. How about you?

Have a wonderful week and I'll be around to visit.

Jeanette

10 comments:

Junibears said...: My cottage is haunted and it's on my blog. Thank you for looking.xx; February 12, 2011 3:37 AM
Yvonne said...: Here is my dark entry.

http://artic-blonde-creations.blogspot.com/2011/02/soartful-gothic-cottage.html; February 12, 2011 8:46 AM
Danit said...: Mine is on my blog; February 12, 2011 1:10 PM
peggy gatto said...: thank you for the lovely cottage!!!
http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/02/soartful.html; February 12, 2011 2:52 PM
Polly said...: Hello Jeanette - I hope you don't mind me joining in with your challenge? You can see my result here. Thanks.; February 12, 2011 9:57 PM
Grannie Annie said...: Such a beautiful cottage I fear it got lost in the vision...

http://thewhimseyasylum.blogspot.com/; February 12, 2011 10:55 PM
Faye said...: It's a beautiful cottage, Jeanette. I thought at first that it was a church. How wonderful it must have been to escape the city to enjoy the quiet of the cottage. My version is on my blog.

http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com/2011/02/so-artful-gothic-cottage.html; February 13, 2011 6:05 PM
bluegiraffe said...: I loved this image so much, I used the resulting digital collage for another challenge too (romance theme). Here's my creation, so appropriate for today. Happy Valentine's Day, all!; February 14, 2011 12:20 PM
Kymberly said...: Dear Jeanette,
You picked out a lovely image this week for our challenge!
Here is my link to my entry:

http://vaerieenchantedfaeries.blogspot.com/2011/02/saturday-soartful-challenge.html

Thanks, Kym; February 16, 2011 4:12 PM
Electra said...: Lovely image Jeannette, thank you!
Mine is here; February 18, 2011 12:47 AM