Remember ‘House of Couch’? Well, I went back.
Well, I wasn’t going to be satisfied until I went back for another look. I really love abandoned houses. I adore the atmosphere of them, the untold stories. I find them really emotive. Of course I tried the doors just in case but it was all locked up. The door in my last post was from this shoot.
I find that these kind of places all have something to offer visually. The textures, patterns and detail that can be found in them are amazing and mesmerizing to me.
I do need your help though. I have an ongoing project to photograph things that abandoned, left, unloved, unkempt, rusty, urban and the like for an exhibition that I am involved in during the summer. I have been wracking my brain for a name for the collection and I am coming up blank. Can any of my clever wordy friends help me to come up with something suitable?
I am part of a photography group of Facebook who are not only interested in photography but many of them are heavily involved in Blackpool’s past. When I posted these photographs to the group it stirred up quite a bit of interest and other photographers visiting the cottage to have a look and take some photographs. In addition to this one of the members found a photograph on the internet that is clearly the cottage as it was in bygone times. We are not sure exactly of the date this was taken but judging by the changes in landscape it is a very old photograph of the cottage when it was once Ritherham Farm. The cottage in question is the white one to the left. It is now split into two cottages, the second one thankfully being lived in, loved and very much looked after today. At some point I will try to add a photograph where you can see both cottages together.
Ritherham Farm.
Beautiful photos!
Thank you SeniSilat
I love these kind of places.
What about “I once was loved”
Absolutely loving all your photos Jo. I don’t get onto FB much as I’m so busy but your pictures come through on my emails. Fab work and words x
Nice idea Pam, and thank you for your kind words x
How about Lost and Forgotten? Fabulous photos and what fun subjects to find.
Thanks, hoping to find some more run down places, Lost and Forgotten is a nice idea too.
Yes, someone else has also said forgotten after you as well and I do really like that. I think that is the one I am going to go with because it can apply to anything. Thank you
Interesting photos, Jo.
its pretty run down at the rear isn’t it? if you like abandoned places have you come across this website? http://www.abandoned-places.com/ ive not visited for some time, but it used to be good.
Thanks Steve I will have a look at that.
Cool, let me know what you think?
This reminds me of some posts on a prompt I’ve seen going around. The prompt is “Wabi Sabi”, or “the beauty of the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete…It finds beauty and harmony in what is simple, imperfect, modest, natural, and mysterious. It can be a little dark, but it is also warm and comfortable.”
I haven’t seen that prompt, will have to go and check that out. Thanks Melanie. x
Here’s the link if you’re interested: http://rarasaur.wordpress.com/2013/02/19/forthepromptless-s1-ep1/
The only thing I think of is The Forgotten or just Forgotten, (similar idea to a comment above) something like that would cover all types of images not just abandoned homes. I think there was a film called The Forgotten. I struggle to get titles right sometimes, and often change it just before I post it, I’m over the doubt after that! Sometimes I think of titles when I’m relaxing in the bath, so if I think of another after I’ve had my soak in the bubbles, I’ll let you know!!
Ooo I like forgotten. That could imply anything. Not looked after, abandoned, let to rust. Yes I like that thank you x
Great post…love the followup for that house. I love the one with all the peeling paint where you can see the patchwork swirls from someone plastering over the brick. I agree, I like the title FORGOTTEN. Very minimalist, yet intriguing.
Thanks Paula, pop back in ten minutes as I have managed to secure (thanks to a brilliant photography group I am involved in on Facebook) an original photograph of the house back in the day. I am going to upload it to this post shortly.
Oh my gosh! The whirls and swirls and texture of the last picture (the close up of the back wall) is incredible!
It’s even better looking at it in actual pixels. The patterns in that wall are amazing.
I plugged “forgotten” into the thesaurus, and came back with “disregarded”, and I think that’s a pretty accurate word to describe the subject of these photos. It looks like a place where someone just gave up and stopped caring.
They’re very striking images, Jo.
Thank you, yes disregarded is a good word for them for sure. Such a shame, it is very old and very beautiful.
wow I had no idea abandoned house makes a great looking photograph. what an inspiration, thanx
This is where my friend grew up, its had been in the family for many years!
Oh wow! That’s amazing. Well funnily enough I walked past it today and it has been sold at auction. So hopefully at some point I will be able to photograph it again in its former glory.