Something a bit different here, I know. I have a thing about ornate chimney pots, and couldn’t help but feature these here. They are from Rylstone Manor Hotel at Shanklin, but a stone’s throw from Shanklin Chine and set in beautiful gardens. Rylstone Manor was originally built as a gentleman’s residence in 1863 and remained a private residence until 1923. The Manor is of Victorian proportion and incorporates a blend of Gothic, Tudor and Georgian influences. I only took photos of the chimney pots for there was a dark SUV parked out the front of the main buildingt and the image just would not have worked.
I was quite taken how much detail and artistry was put into these tall chimney pots, and how varied the patterning was. They may have had a red glaze on them at sometime in the distant past.
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Isle of Wight, England, August 2018 Ā© Pete Hillman.
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They are very beautiful.
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Thank you, Anne š
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Really individual works of art! My brother, an artist in clay, would really like these.
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Thank you, Sandy! They are surely one of kind.
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Impressive architectural elements, Pete!
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Thank you, Indira š
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What a wonderful variety of patterns! I’ve never seen chimney pots like these! They easily merit a post all to themselves… thanks for sharing Pete š
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Quite unique and Iām glad you photographed them. I wish I had a peek at the building.
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Thank you, Annie š Perhaps when I revisit I might not find a car there and get the image I wanted.
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I love ornate chimney pots and these are magnificent examples. Oh, what lovely plant pots they would make!
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They sure would! I should imagine something like that would be very expensive to buy.
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Reclamation yards apparently are the places to go, but I have never been to one!
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The patterns are fabulous. I don’t know much about chimney pots. It seems they can be found in this country, but I don’t remember noticing them: perhaps because most are far more plain than these. When I started poking around, I learned not only about their purpose, but also that they’re growing in popularity as restoration of old houses increases. I also learned that the old ones, from architectural salvage places, are well, well beyond my budget!
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Chimney pots often go unnoticed, even the ornate ones like these, and I think that is what attracts me to them in that they can be quite lovely discoveries if you can look beyond the building as a whole and see the smaller details such as these. Oh yes, I can imagine the old ones are quite expensive especially as many of them are one of a kind. Thank you š
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Theyāre beautiful and worth showing. What a pity a car spoiled the view of the house. Iād love to see the whole picture.
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Thank you, Susanne, I appreciate that š Yes, I so wanted to get the the manor in as a whole as it is quite something, but the car would have spoiled it.
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Very unique. Artistry and craftsmanship can be found even in some very common items.
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In those bygone ages the artisans certainly knew how to put character and beauty into the simpliest of things.
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Lovely works of art, Pete.
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Thank you, Ellen š
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How fabulous. I am a sucker for chimney pots (coming from ‘Up North’ where lots of original chimney pots are still on houses). The historic value of these once-functional – and in some cases still functional- ornate chimneys is not to be sniffed at. True craftsmanship in a modern world of mass-produced blandness.
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I couldn’t agree more with your final words, Jill. Once these historical gems are gone they are gone for good.
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There may be some listed chimneys about, with preservation orders on them.
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I love these chimneys. How creative!
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Thank you Dwight! š
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