Reddish House ~ Broad Chalke

I love these beautiful mansions; perfect for shooting a romantic movie or a mysterious one!!!!!***

A murder mystery, who-done-it I think Nouchet!!!

Lovely house, sad though about Cecil Beaton- died so young.

I think he was around 80 when he died but it was from 1947 that he bought this house. The house he lived in before that he had rented but is now owned by Guy Richie.

I've kept up with all the name dropping so far but confess to drawing a blank at Guy Ritchie! Sorry.
A super house and capture!

He is a film director Andy, "Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels" was one of his and a Sherlock Holmes film. I have not seen either. I suppose he was most famous for being married to Madonna once! Interestingly though, I was reading in our little local mag that he has opened a micro-brewery on his estate. Here's a link if you are interested. www.yourvalleynews.co.uk/featured/guy-ritchie-opens-brewery

Thank you, Rosa. I suppose I must have heard of him at some point! If he is a fan of real ale, he's alright with me!

Hey Rosa, Ive come now to this shot, and I see these trees/bushes? pruned in these unique shapes, as in the one to the right of the gate... and how a vine? ivy? is cropped there on the brick of the building...BUT NOW, Im just amazed at the roof of the smaller building to the left of the main one. ??? That is just amazing to me, how do those roofs last in that state of neglect? so interesting!!! the blue iron gates/fences caught my eye also. regards, Sarah YS

Not sure what it is that is climbing on the left Sarah. I'm not very up on their names! They could do with getting the moss of that roof on the left though ;-) Thanks for your kind comments and YS. Best wishes, Rosa.

Beautiful scenery and lovely house Rosa... Did you put a bit of HDR in this picture or is it out of the camera as it is? I love it...

Greetz, Christien.

Yes just a little in post processing Christien. I am pleased you love it, thank you.

Greetz, Rosa.

A very nice view and a fine treatment, Rosa !

Ulrich, thank you very much.

A very fine mansion, well presented! Sir Cecil must have made plenty of money photographing the rich and famous:-)

What an appropriate name for this house Rosa ~ well taken too ~ Thanks for the info btw

All the best ~ Nick

Very well manicured Rosa.

They are Jeff. Hard to see what they are at the moment though.

Lovely house, Rosa, I agree, the moss should be removed. Nice well kept gardens. YS...
Very interesting info, as well.... John.

It is a lovely place John. I expect they have a gardener! Many thanks for your YS....Rosa.

A beautiful property, whose roof deserves to receive an anti-foam treatment ...

Thank you Pat :)

A nice house with the usual roof patina of moss and (probably) house leeks to give it some 'country' character; nice shot too!

It is a lovely house but if that's the case, I'm pleased my house doesn't have too much character ;-))

A wonderful building ! ...which has a very interesting story.

It does indeed. I wonder if the present owners are as colourful as the past ones ;-)

A wonderfully elegant building with an interesting history Rosa. I can well imagine Cecil Beaton living here but was surprised to learn Toyah Wilcox lived here. I always imagine her as a bit of a free spirit living somewhere less traditional.

It's surprising how tastes change if you have the money Carol ;-))