These are the first pictures of the manor house with the roof on....
South Elevation looking from end of drive over courtyard to front entrance. We are glad we chose to have four chimneys, instead of just two. It does give the house a better roof line....
One of the pressing jobs before winter sets in will be getting the driveway finished, with proper edging and top course of stone.
View of south west corner with left over lengths of foundation piles...
You may notice from the photos that we have been in a drought for the past 4 months in the Waikato. We are lucky that we have enough hay left over from our last harvest to see the animals through, but many of the trees and plants have browned off at the tips.
The East Elevation...
The West Elevation...
The North Elevation looking over the raised cocktail lawn towards the terrace.
Above: View towards manor from Urn en flambeau
Inside the foyer - looking up towards an internal balcony...
The Drawing Room, looking out onto the West Terrace...
The view from the Music Room towards the Billiard Room...
The view down the Salon towards the Music Room...
The view down the Salon towards the Kitchen...
The view out of the kitchen window...
The view from the kitchen towards the formal dining room (central door) with the Scullery on the left, and the Butler's Pantry on the right...
View from the Dining Room back towards the kitchen, with the doors to east terrace on the right...
The wooden boxing for the start of the staircase in the foyer...
Update on stairs (15/03/14):
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The upstairs landing, with lift shaft ahead, and to the left of the lift shaft where the staircase will arrive...
Above: The ceiling batons in the foyer
Below: The view from the landing towards the long gallery and the 'secret' door into my study...
Below: The view through my study wall into the master bedroom...
View from French doors of master bedroom northwards to 'headboard' wall of bedroom. Through this wall into the dressing room, and through the next wall into the master ensuite, then out onto the northern upper balcony...
View from the Blenheim Suite through the back-to-back ensuites towards the Chatsworth Suite...
View of Chatsworth Suite towards the Potager garden...
Some parts of the garden are doing well. The Nymphaeum is looking good, the garden in the middle needs some manicuring...
Absolutely fabulous to see such progress David & Peter! I've just told MOTH that you have a Scullery AND a Butler's Pantry, so we will have to beat that when the long-anticipated kitchen renos commence here at The Hedge. He's now lying on the floor in some sort of catatonic funk.....Mxx
ReplyDeleteYou've come so far! I salute you for persevering!
ReplyDeleteHELLO,I HAVE FOLLOWED YOUR BLOG FROM THE START ! ITS EXCITING TO SEE YOUR DREAMS COMING TRUE.YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE HERE.PLEASE KEEP THE PHOTOS COMING! I LOVE SEEING ALL OF IT!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I haven't checked in for too long, it looks great! You've made so much progress! I can't wait to see more.
ReplyDeleteSo much progress! It's gorgeous. I agree with your thoughts on the roof line. The chimneys really draw your eye up. The symmetry and fine detail planning are obvious throughout and certainly won't go astray.
ReplyDeleteWe're in the middle of a prolonged drought here too but thankfully it's just the garden and lawns suffering and no animals. Here's hoping the weather will break soon.