Montacute House...

[PKM-UK]

Images from a visit (last year) to Montacute House, Montacute, South Somerset, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

You can find out more about Montacute House by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Montacute House, completed in 1601, features gothic and Elizabethan Renaissance architecture.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 100

2. It was built for Sir Edward Phelips, who made his fortune as a lawyer. (The large frieze depicts the ridicule of a local man for being henpecked).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 3200

3. Sir Edward entered Parliament in 1584. He was speaker of the House of Commons 1604 - 1611 before promotion to Master of the Rolls.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

4. Edward made the opening statement for the prosecution against Guy Fawkes and the other gunpowder plotters in one of the trials of the century.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 6400

5. The 172-foot long gallery spans the entire top floor and is the longest such room in England. It now functions as part the National Portrait Gallery.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1250

6. Montacute House and Estate were acquired by the National Trust in 1931.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 24.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

(Sources: National Trust, Wikipedia).

 

[MikeZ]

Phil, thanks again for another amazing set. Great photos.

 

[PKM-UK]

Phil, thanks again for another amazing set. Great photos.

Hi Mike,

Cheers - appreciated!

This was our 'Motorway Service Area' as we travelled between campsites during a tour last year - well worth the (slight) detour needed...

P&K

 

[Kerro]

Another fine set Phil, and more history. Excellent.

 

[PKM-UK]

HI Kerro,

Cheers - appreciated!

P&K