A barn for Tom

[mikqwik]

Spotted this old barn in Tickhill yesterday and immediately remembered all those which Tom (NEM)has kindly shared with us....so I thought I would offer him this one (wish it was mine to offer!) It isn't red I'm afraid Tom but it is...judging by the design of the roof edges (the coping stones at the corners for example)...very old, maybe early 18thC. Now when was the War of Independence?

[Greg]

That's a good one, Mike. I've never seen a masonry barn before, didn't even know that they existed. Thanks for teaching me something today.

[mikqwik]

You're welcome Greg. It certainly has been built very well and you can see signs that at least one of the 'windows' used to be full height, probably for winching up sacks of this and that. The wide doorway is a further clue to its former use. Tickhill is an extremely old township, which has an original wooden meeting house for the town council; a stone buttercross; an ancient church; and the remains of a medieval castle! It's on Google (with some photos) and wikipedia.

[Barngodess]

It's a beautiful barn, indeed ! I can't think of another brick barn that I'v e seen either.....  it has stood the test of time.... excellent capture !

[New England Moments]

Yeah ,I always imagined Brick . or stone, being used in other Countries, not real popular in U.S.   

 This one is really interesting... I notice the Small window opening on first floor. and High up...  must be more for air , than an animals views lol...apparently the silo looking thing must have been for grain or maybe water collection off of roof??

  The Stone Barns had to be good for Cool....  I like this, great find ... is it sitting like many Barns ,  awaiting Ruin??

[mikqwik]

It's a beautiful barn, indeed ! I can't think of another brick barn that I'v e seen either.....  it has stood the test of time.... excellent capture !

Thanks Barngodess. I'm amazed that so many have not seen a masonry barn before.

[mikqwik]

Yeah ,I always imagined Brick . or stone, being used in other Countries, not real popular in U.S.   

 This one is really interesting... I notice the Small window opening on first floor. and High up...  must be more for air , than an animals views lol...apparently the silo looking thing must have been for grain or maybe water collection off of roof??

  The Stone Barns had to be good for Cool....  I like this, great find ... is it sitting like many Barns ,  awaiting Ruin??

Glad you find it interesting Tom. The smaller window high up I think marks the position of an attic floor, which suggests it was maybe a multipurpose building with three storeys. Farm workers may have lived here or the upper floors could have been for storage....no silos in those days. I doubt it was used for hay bales either. The silo thing demonstrates how different periods of history get superimposed....it's actually a farm diesel storage tank(cheaper than ordinary stuff). This must be a listed building and I'm surprised someone hasn't yet bought it for conversion to a house! It's worth a lot of money as it stands!!

[mikqwik]

Cool find, Mike! I don't think I've ever seen a brick barn before!

Thanks Patrish but I find it hard to believe that stone built barns don't exist over there.....I suppose it amounts to the availability of raw materials. If timber is plentiful then why bother with heavy stone!

[Katherine Clarkin]

Good looking building - I remember stone barns from Ireland.

[MrB]

Great old building. It is still standing straight and tall. The longevity of the masonry building stands in contrast with the wood frame buildings we find here in the US. Many of those of the same age would show some sagging here and there.

[KateMorgan]

Beautiful barn... and I too have never seen a stone one.  Thanks for sharing this.

[mikqwik]

Thank you Katherine, MrB and Kate for your comments. There are so many stone structures like this one in the UK that I suppose we tend to take them for granted....but there aren't so many that haven't been converted into houses. This one if it came up for sale at an auction, would probably cost all of a quarter million pounds to buy and convert (probably a lot more!)....and the buyer would have to stick to very strict planning/building regs because it will be a listed building.

[Jackel]

What a great capture.  I just love the textures and detail you have exposed in the brickwork and the wood.

[mikqwik]

Thanks Jackel. It was a difficult shot because of buildings nearby getting in the way and the sunlight put the interesting gable end into deep shadow....I'm afraid I have to admit to having the camera on auto at the time so I had to spend more time on the processing later! Another lesson learned.

[Fusion]

Many brick built barns have now be converted to homes in the UK but many are still in use... nice shot.

[mikqwik]

Thanks Ian.

[Birdcrazy]

Nice capture here Mik and obviously got everyone "Barnstorming" on this one. May I give my little 'Nit".

Your Sky is totally blown on the left with a little blue on the right. Maybe a Sky replacement here would be very appropriate.

or

Did you take this in RAW. If so, Try a double exposure and blend...expose for the sky and ignore the barn, duplicate and then expose for the barn and ignore the sky, superimpose the two images, Dark over light, halve the opacity and process normally for saturation, contrast etc. or add a mask and reveal the sky layer with the barn and blend where necessary using the opacity slider.

I think it would turn a good image into a great image. I.M.H.O.

Happy Xmas.

[mikqwik]

Thanks Birdcrazy for your suggestion and instructions. I'm a long way behind you re. sophisticated processing but I fully intend to give some time this Christmas to the use of masks and layers generally. Perhaps this image might be a good starting point. I'm not yet using RAW by the way.....only just beginning to distinguish between jpegs and tiffs! When I was about 35 (or thereabouts) the first BBC B computers became a fun 'toy' and I learnt how to write simple programs in BBC Basic....then Windows was born and sadly I was quickly left behind. Both my sons are very capable and the youngest built my present PC from 'bits'. I'll catch up eventually! Merry Christmas!