Despite feeling despondent about the two month 'down tools' time (due to the materials not being on site for the builders to be able to continue any work), my last trip home wasn't all bad. We met up with a friend at Willowbrook who had brought his new Phantom 2 Vision drone for us to play with.
It was quite an impressive piece of kit, designed for the prosumer market.
It had an HD camera in an auto-levelling gantry hung below the quadcopter. We were able to get some quite stunning aerial shots of our project...
Above: A shot looking east towards the manor and carriage house.
Below: Looking north into the Nymphaeum.
Above: A view directly down into the Nymphaeum from 200m high.
Below: A view directly down into the Potager from 150m high.
Below: A view directly down onto Badger's Wood from 200m high.
Above: A view from above the olive grove looking north west over the estate. The lake is somewhat empty and needs topping up after a final landscaping effort this autumn during which we will put in the bridge and the folly, and some stones around the margin.
So, delays aside, it is very different from a year ago. We are hoping to have some interior photos to share next month. Till then thanks for dropping by and keeping up with the progress.
