2013

TL6130 : The Guildhall, Thaxted

taken 12 years ago, near to Thaxted, Essex, England

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The Guildhall, Thaxted
The Guildhall, Thaxted
Reckoned to date from the late 15th century.

This building is so much wider at the eaves than at ground level that if it figured in a painting by Breughel or Bosch you might well dismiss it as fanciful. For me, it has to be one of the most memorable medieval timber structures in all England - along with the gatehouse at Stokesay Castle.

I had planned to be in Thaxted earlier in the day, but didn't get there until evening - and this rather ghostly image of the Guildhall was the result.

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TL6130, 115 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stefan Czapski   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 30 June, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 4 July, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 6114 3095 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:57.2218N 0:20.6106E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 6115 3094
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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