Tatton Park is an historic estate in rural Cheshire, England, which was owned by the Egerton family for 360 years. It is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in the north west and home to a deer park, a Neo Classical Mansion, landscaped gardens, a working farm and 1,000 acres of stunning parkland. This blog started out as a record of the gardeners' year but now a number of people would like to contribute! We hope you enjoy reading about our day to day lives at Tatton.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Life on the Estate
Tatton 365 Mansion Exhibition
With
only a month to go until the start of the Tatton 365 exhibition, I am in the
final stages of preparation. The selection process has been a bit of a mission
to say the least, and has so far taken the best part of two full days, just to
narrow down the final choices. The tricky part has been trying to represent
life over 12 months, as I have thousands of images to go through. However,
we're almost there now and it's time to get the images framed, prepare press
releases and all of the other aspects related to the exhibition. Life on the estate is currently at its busiest and I'm still popping in to
sneak the occasional opportunity where possible. It would have been interesting
to keep a record of the hours I've spent on the estate, but there have been plenty
of early mornings as well as the occasional very late night. The project has been a joy to work on. I've met all sorts of people and have
got to know quite a few of the staff who are fortunate enough to work there.
The more time I have spent at Tatton, the more I have wanted to shoot and it's
become a bit of a second home over the last year.
I've put together a video clip which tells a bit about the exhibition...
...and there will be a dedicated page opening on my website before the start of
the exhibition, http://www.markwilliamsonphotography.com/home Tatton 365 opens to the public on October 6th and will be on display in the
mansion for the month of October. I hope you enjoy the work as much as I've
enjoyed shooting it. Her are a few taster images.
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