I prefer to work with two projects. Whilst waiting on inspiration/parcels for one, I can get on with the other. I also don't want Netherton to be completed too soon as I am having so much fun working on it!
This new venture is a property from Dolls House Direct - a Victorian Gothic. Not as large as Netherton but enough to keep me out of mischief for a while. I certainly have a lot of research to do with this one and I'm looking forward to that very much.
If you're wondering how I managed to arrive at the name, well..........my sister and I recently discovered a relative we had no idea we had which triggered all sorts of genealogy questions. I thought it would be quite nice to remember this individual by naming my property using his name, Marshall. I punted the idea over to sister Valerie who came up with Marsh Hall - genius! Why did I not see that myself? So, welcome to Marsh Hall.
As for the style - a lot of thought has been going into that. Given it's design I have been researching the differences between 19th century Gothic Revival (think the Palace of Westminister and Big Ben) and Scottish Baronial What were those differences? It would appear to me that the Gothic Revival style was more ecclesiastical and Scottish Baronial more domestic - being a Scot also helped swing the decision so Scottish Baronial it is. (Balmoral Castle, Blair Atholl Castle and Abbotsford). All very grand but Marsh Hall will be more Abbotsford than Balmoral!
Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire
Blair Atholl Castle, Perthshire
Abbotsford, Scottish Borders (Home of Sir Walter Scott)
Another building influencing my decision on where to go with this is Lauriston Castle, a much smaller domestic property in Edinburgh (and just a 15 minute drive from my home) which has some lovely exterior features I would like to include.
Lauriston Castle
There's not a lot to see by way of any progress other than the beginnings of the build and an undercoat of paint. I decided to do away with the staircases and at the moment I'm playing with walls.
So - welcome to all who join up to follow yet another of my blogs. It's lovely to see you here and I hope you enjoy my journey with this latest property.
