Hampton Gay Manor - Dec 20

[BikinGlynn]

I noticed this while scouring google & dont think its ever been covered so thought Id check it out.
Not much there to be fair but someone may appreciate it

Hampton Gay is just one of many lost villages in Oxfordshire. Some were abandoned because of the Black Death which swept through fourteenth-century But it was fire, bankruptcy and even a curse that at the end of the nineteenth century brought about the abandonment of this pretty riverside settlement.

To the west is the ruin of the manor-house: most of its outer walls are still standing. This residence was erected by the Barry family (fn. 11) in the second half of the 16th century. When Vincent Barry's daughter married Edward Fenner in 1598 provision was made for her father to live on at the manor-house. By an agreement of 1612 Barry was to have board and lodging for himself and two servants, and stabling for two geldings. (fn. 12) The house retained its original Elizabethan plan and features almost unaltered up to the destruction of its roofs and interior by fire in 1887. It was three-storied and constructed throughout of coursed rubble with freestone dressings. E-shaped in plan, it has a battlemented central porch with a doorway with moulded jambs and a fourcentred arch with blank shields in the spandrels

The fire which gutted the largely unaltered Elizabethan manor house in 1887 was seen as the retribution of a curse said to have been put on the house when the inhabitants refused to offer help and shelter when the Paddington-to-Birkenhead Express crashed nearby in 1874. The fire tore through the building leaving nothing but a shell which has stood for nearly 150 years

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[verdigris]

thanks - very atmospheric photos

 

[Darklldo]

I noticed this while scouring google & dont think its ever been covered so thought Id check it out.
Not much there to be fair but someone may appreciate it

Hampton Gay is just one of many lost villages in Oxfordshire. Some were abandoned because of the Black Death which swept through fourteenth-century But it was fire, bankruptcy and even a curse that at the end of the nineteenth century brought about the abandonment of this pretty riverside settlement.

To the west is the ruin of the manor-house: most of its outer walls are still standing. This residence was erected by the Barry family (fn. 11) in the second half of the 16th century. When Vincent Barry's daughter married Edward Fenner in 1598 provision was made for her father to live on at the manor-house. By an agreement of 1612 Barry was to have board and lodging for himself and two servants, and stabling for two geldings. (fn. 12) The house retained its original Elizabethan plan and features almost unaltered up to the destruction of its roofs and interior by fire in 1887. It was three-storied and constructed throughout of coursed rubble with freestone dressings. E-shaped in plan, it has a battlemented central porch with a doorway with moulded jambs and a fourcentred arch with blank shields in the spandrels

The fire which gutted the largely unaltered Elizabethan manor house in 1887 was seen as the retribution of a curse said to have been put on the house when the inhabitants refused to offer help and shelter when the Paddington-to-Birkenhead Express crashed nearby in 1874. The fire tore through the building leaving nothing but a shell which has stood for nearly 150 years

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At 'your age' I hope you keep going. Those photographs are beautiful, you either have a very good camera or you are a very fine photographer. I haven't seen exposures that bring out the true colour like this for years. I'm no photographer myself, but I do know good pics when I see them.
The dark one with the sun just setting (or rising?) just behind it is very dramatic.
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[HughieD]

Deffo made the best of what's there mate. Lovely pics...

P.S. Previously covered by Infraredd back in Nov '18

 

[Hayman]

"The fire which gutted the largely unaltered Elizabethan manor house in 1887 was seen as the retribution of a curse said to have been put on the house when the inhabitants refused to offer help and shelter when the Paddington-to-Birkenhead Express crashed nearby in 1874. The fire tore through the building leaving nothing but a shell which has stood for nearly 150 years."

So was it arson by locals? Or by a relative of someone killed or injured in the railway accident? 34 passengers were killed.

 

[DarkHorse]

Some very nice photography. For what it's worth.. you don't need a very good camera but you do need to know how to use it and have a good 'eye' for a picture. Are the locals friendly? I would love to pay a visit next year but don't like being shouted at!

 

[BikinGlynn]

At 'your age' I hope you keep going. Those photographs are beautiful, you either have a very good camera or you are a very fine photographer. I haven't seen exposures that bring out the true colour like this for years. I'm no photographer myself, but I do know good pics when I see them.
The dark one with the sun just setting (or rising?) just behind it is very dramatic.
Thank you

Thanks, a bit of both. I do a fair bit of wildlife photography too so if u pardon the expression I know how to handle my tool!

 

[BikinGlynn]

Some very nice photography. For what it's worth.. you don't need a very good camera but you do need to know how to use it and have a good 'eye' for a picture. Are the locals friendly? I would love to pay a visit next year but don't like being shouted at!

Im guessing not, there were quite a few signs saying keep out dangerous building.
Its easy enough though, just a small wire fence if u go down by the river but I did run across the open ground as its very exposed with footpath coming round 2 sides of it.

 

[BikinGlynn]

Deffo made the best of what's there mate. Lovely pics...

P.S. Previously covered by Infraredd back in Nov '18

Cool I didnt check this site to be honest. There is a few on here actually & a rather strange report concentrating on an abandoned caravan just next to it lol

 

[shelbytrinder93]

I noticed this while scouring google & dont think its ever been covered so thought Id check it out.
Not much there to be fair but someone may appreciate it

Hampton Gay is just one of many lost villages in Oxfordshire. Some were abandoned because of the Black Death which swept through fourteenth-century But it was fire, bankruptcy and even a curse that at the end of the nineteenth century brought about the abandonment of this pretty riverside settlement.

To the west is the ruin of the manor-house: most of its outer walls are still standing. This residence was erected by the Barry family (fn. 11) in the second half of the 16th century. When Vincent Barry's daughter married Edward Fenner in 1598 provision was made for her father to live on at the manor-house. By an agreement of 1612 Barry was to have board and lodging for himself and two servants, and stabling for two geldings. (fn. 12) The house retained its original Elizabethan plan and features almost unaltered up to the destruction of its roofs and interior by fire in 1887. It was three-storied and constructed throughout of coursed rubble with freestone dressings. E-shaped in plan, it has a battlemented central porch with a doorway with moulded jambs and a fourcentred arch with blank shields in the spandrels

The fire which gutted the largely unaltered Elizabethan manor house in 1887 was seen as the retribution of a curse said to have been put on the house when the inhabitants refused to offer help and shelter when the Paddington-to-Birkenhead Express crashed nearby in 1874. The fire tore through the building leaving nothing but a shell which has stood for nearly 150 years

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These are some amazing pictures, and only down the road from me! I may have to go and check this out.

 

[Foxylady]

Wow, what a fabulous place. Really love your photos too. Excellent stuff.

 

[HistoryBuff]

Beautiful photos. I really enjoyed looking at it and reading your comments.

 

[Darklldo]

Thanks, a bit of both. I do a fair bit of wildlife photography too so if u pardon the expression I know how to handle my tool!

I believe you do.