One of the challenges of being an architectural photographer is, well, being an architectural photographer!
Trust me – I will explain. But first the image of today’s post.
This is the Wellington Memorial at the entrance to Stratfield Saye House.
This is a brand new image that I am going to write about over the next three days.
This is the scene setter. The general view of the memorial in its surroundings.
I am not going to write about the Memorial – others have done that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratfield_Saye_House
“The estate was sold to the nation in 1817, in order that it could be given by a grateful nation to the victorious Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. They gave 600,000 pounds for the construction of a splendid Waterloo Palace to rival the magnificence of Blenheim Palace, home of the Dukes of Marlborough. The Hampshire site Wellington chose in 1817 was the 5,000-acre (20 km2) estate of Stratfield Saye, home of the Pitt family. He was advised on the purchase by the architect Benjamin Dean Wyatt who had once been his private secretary.[3] He originally planned to demolish the existing house, and replace it with a more prestigious home, to be known as Waterloo Palace. The Duke abandoned these plans in 1821 when they proved to be too expensive, and subsequently made numerous additions and improvements to the existing building. All but the 1st and 6th Dukes are buried at Stratfield Saye House.
The Duke of Wellington Commemorative Column stands at the entrance to Stratfield Saye on the eastern Heckfield side. The column, which can be viewed from the A33, is topped by a bronze statue by Baron Carlo Marochetti. The column was erected in 1863″
You can also find out more about the estate at the following website
http://www.stratfield-saye.co.uk/
