Inside the Bowes Museum

If you live in the UK - you may be aware that Barnard Castle has been in the news recently due to its now unfavourable association with politicial strategists and their eyesight. What you may not know is that just five minutes down the road from Barnard Castle, is a rather stunning building called The Bowes Museum.

The Bowes Museum is a purpose built museum of art, fashion and design founded by John and Joséphine Bowes in the 1800’s filled with treasures of all kinds and I have to say that I was blown away by it. Not only was the building and the gardens stunning, but the collections themselves were also fascinating.

I used a very old 800 ISO film for these which is why they have such a delicious grain appearance. I don’t usually prefer this much grain but once I got my head round the fact that this was what the roll was going to look like, I became quite fond of the results.

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Expired Lomography CN 800
Location: The Bowes Museum (definitely worth a visit if you’re ever near by)

The last Harewood House photos

So amazingly I think that I have shared this entire roll of photos from Harewood House here now (we won’t mention how long that took me haha) and I’m really quite delighted about that, as I think its only the 2nd time ever that this has happened. I can’t decide if this is because I have 1) improved my ratio of good photos per roll or 2) I have lowered my expectations of what a good photo actually is (ha!) - ultimately though I decided on 3) it doesnt really matter.

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Kodak TMax P3200
Location: Harewood House, Leeds

A hall somewhere near Ikea

After successfully remembering where I took the last set of photos - I unfortunately could not say the same for these. However, after a quick google of halls near Ikea Leeds (because I could remember going to Ikea before hand haha, thanks brain) Google (other search engines are available) reminded me that it was Oakwell Hall. I actually can’t remember much about it other than that I had a very nice sandwich in the cafe and the people there were super friendly. Maybe its time for another visit!

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Agfa Vista 200
Location: Oakwell Hall (Kind of near Ikea in Leeds lol)

consistently inconsistent

I am a terrible blogger - not only am I consistently inconsistent - but I’m also pretty bad at sharing the most ‘up to date’ content. On the other hand though, this does mean that when I decide to look at some of my older photos ‘just cos’ - I stumble upon many that I haven’t actually shared here! We’ll all just ignore that these are all from 2017 and that I’m not 100% certain, but I think were taken in Bridlington.

It took me a little while to remember why I took this last photo - I usually spot what caught my eye at the time pretty fast - and then I remembered that the arch had the new heads of Princes Charles and Camilla added to it - probably because the original features had suffered the fate of the chap on the right of Camilla.

I always find the merging of royality - and I guess any other historical figures - into history fascinating. At some point in the future, these will be as battered as the rest of the stone - and maybe Charles and Camilla will just be another two heads amongst many, or maybe their scandals will haunt them forever. Just like, how at one point in the past, Henry VIII wasn’t always the king who married 6 women (who themselves now have musical - of course!) , seperated the church, destroyed many gorgeous abbeys and was known to thoroughly enjoy his food. He was just willful Prince Henry who enjoyed reading, dancing, spending time with his mother and was known for his optimism.

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Kodak BW400CN(!!)
Location: Bridlington Old Town (95% sure!)