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Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park
The Chapel of St. Paul at Clumber Park was commissioned by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, in 1864. It was designed by the architect Thomas Chambers Hine. This chapel was never completed and locally became known as the Pigeon Coop. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle, demolished it and commissioned the new chapel of St. Mary the Virgin in 1886. This was built by George Frederick Bodley and completed by 1889 at a cost of £30,000 (£2,458,490 as of 2013). The cruciform church has a 180 ft spire which rises out of an octagonal corona. It is in the second Pointed style. The interior nave is plain but the chancel is decorated with carvings. The stained glass is all by Charles Eamer Kempe. The organ was installed in 1889 by Gray & Davison. Apart from an overhaul by Harrison and Harrison in 1979 it has remained unaltered.

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Filename:Church-2d.jpg
Album name:Silversnapper / Landscape
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Keywords:Church Clumber Park St Mary the Virgin
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File Size:200 KB
Date added:May 11, 2013
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Date Time:2013:05:12 17:43:52
DateTime Original:2013:05:02 09:42:58
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JOHN  [May 11, 2013 at 10:07 AM]
Wow what a really striking image Keith, that beautiful blue sky and the sun illuminating the stonework a wonderful looking church.
I have just googled it's location as we stayed at Clumber Park Hotel last year and walked to the Tank Wood area. So just over the lake from our walk, I'm really sorry I missed it, I must do more homework in future.
IMHO the saturation is a bit high BUT it suits the image perfectly none the less. But being picky I would say the light coloured bricks in the shaded areas could be toned down, as they seem to stand out. Well done.
Silversnapper  [May 11, 2013 at 12:21 PM]
Thanks Jeffrey. I had wondered about this area but if it concerns a viewer then it has to go.
Mazda_Man  [May 11, 2013 at 12:55 PM]
Another super rendition here, If I were to be picky I would try to lighten the shadows to see a little bit more detail there. I am thinking about the tower below the octagonal corona.
This stands out beautifully against that clear blue sky. Nice one.
George  [May 11, 2013 at 05:44 PM]
Now that is some tower and spire is it not?
A cracking image Keith the composition, exposure and saturation are all spot on for me, no need for me to get me nit picker out
In fact it's got the WOW factor by the bucket load so have a ten from me, and take a bow.
Great notes too.
Silversnapper  [May 11, 2013 at 10:59 PM]
Thanks guys and especially the ten George, you are too kind. I take your point about the shadow Frank, the original is fine so it looks as though the dreaded compression problem has struck again, even 246kb can't reproduce anywhere near what is in the 25MB original file. It's one of that blasted little niggles we sometimes have to put up with for web viewing, thank goodness it doesn't happen all that often.
mpfenton  [May 12, 2013 at 10:25 AM]
Got to reflect George's views on this... Ace shot... But for me the green grass saturation is just a fraction over, almost starting to look false, however... Could well be down to size reduction... Great shot.
alanuk  [May 12, 2013 at 04:24 PM]
What a fabulous church. It has that same feeling of pride and dominance as its namesake at Studley Royal. I like the striking different colours of building materials in the buttresses and the walls themselves. That's a very impressive spire, too, and despite the compression,it still retains plenty of detail. My only niggle is the same as Mark's; the grass looks too flat and almost looks like its been painted on; a guess another issue with the compression.
Silversnapper  [May 12, 2013 at 04:46 PM]
I had four different goes at compressing this shot and I think I've managed to keep some texture in the grass after the upload, what do you guys think?
Helen  [May 12, 2013 at 08:27 PM]
A wonderful capture of this gorgeous church showing plenty of details in the stonework, which really stands out against that lovely blue sky.
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