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Taken 29-Oct-14
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Category:Architecture and Structures
Subcategory:Home and Surroundings
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Keywords:Fonthill Castle, Henry Mercer
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Dimensions7360 x 4912
Original file size22.5 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken29-Oct-14 12:54
Date modified29-Oct-14 20:00
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Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D800
Focal length32 mm
Focal length (35mm)32 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/60 at f/10
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeSpot
Digital zoom1x
Fonthill Castle

Fonthill Castle

Fonthill was the home of the archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces and 10 bathrooms. The interior was originally painted in pastel colors, but age and sunlight have all but eradicated any hint of the former hues. It contains much built-in furniture and is embellished with decorative tiles that Mercer made at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. It is filled with an extensive collection of ceramics embedded in the concrete of the house, as well as other artifacts from his world travels, including cuneiform tablets discovered in Mesopotamia dating back to over 2300 BCE. The home also contains around 1,000 prints from Mercer's extensive collection, as well as over six thousand books, almost all of which were annotated by Mercer himself.