Only Four Slabs!, a photo from Bretagne, West

Photographer's Note

Hello Everyone,

My photograph shows a schist house.

I was fascinated by this property; have you ever seen one before where the facade is constructed of just four slabs of stone.

The building is set back from the lane, up an unmade track, in a small village in Brittany.

There is obviously some proud history associated with this building, as there is a notice, about its construction, attached to the side. I photographed the notice which can be seen in my workshop.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

jean113, pierrefonds, ikeharel, pajaran, Fis2, aliabazari, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, PaulVDV, ktanska, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (223103) 2022-02-26 5:23

Ciao cara Bev, great view of lovely house, wonderful colors, fine details, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pierrefonds (115677) 2022-02-26 5:33

Hi Bev,

The trees are framing well the house. The point of view is showing the details of the house. The light is making the colors to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

holmertz (103732) 2022-02-26 5:46

Hello Bev,
This is a very picturesque building which makes me think of an equivalent of the red wooden cottages in Stockholm. I wonder if it is as cosy inside as those cottages. It's anyway very nicely placed among trees and hedges and provided you with an obvious photo opportunity.
Kind regards,
Gert

GyurMaster (25067) 2022-02-26 5:56

Dear Beverley,

So, these people built panel buildings before it became cool? :) Joking apart, its a nice piece of history and seems to be situated in a picturesque place.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

ikeharel (114751) 2022-02-26 6:00

A humble house seems as occupied, Beverley.
It was probably built before and covered from available coating material like slabs, around 50 or more years ago. My assumptions, merely.
Nice taken from the POV chosen.
Wish you a nice weekend,
Ike

Tue (93592) 2022-02-26 7:52

Hello Beverley,
What a lovely little house, built so efficiently with only a few large pieces of stone. The blue door and windows make a fine details as well and I like the pleasant sunlight and the surrounding trees.
Lars

pajaran (117201) 2022-02-26 8:49

Pozdrav.

lep pogled , interesantan tekst ...
lepa stara kuca i zeleno drvece, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i perspektivom.
Dobar rad sa fotografijom u radionici.
Lepaa vrata i pozor sa belim zavesama.

Zelim vam lepu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

lousat (140070) 2022-02-26 9:25

Hi Bev,this is the last "living" example of this type of architecture as I can read in the notes, really curious but certainly much easier to build, using unique pieces to make the walls. A very useful post and once again an excellent quality. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

Fis2 (172083) 2022-02-26 9:34

Witaj Bev!
Beautiful old house, wonderful window and roof.
Excellent framing and colors.
I love it.
Nice presentation.
Very well done.
Have a nice weekend.
Krzysztof

CMJC (5115) 2022-02-26 13:51 [Comment]

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ifege (49617) 2022-02-26 19:44

Hi Bev
A good reward to see this after taken a back path. I certainly haven't see anything like it although modern construction often uses huge concrete slabs for fast construction. Thanks for showing us this interesting structure.
cheers
Ian

aliabazari (23401) 2022-02-26 21:25

Hello Beverley
Beautiful view of this house. Clarity and exposure are well done. Thanks for sharing.

COSTANTINO (117940) 2022-02-26 23:16

hello dear Beverley and have a nice day
and a happy Sunday
simple but nice capture
this photo seems to be
taken from a book with
fairy tales!!!!this is
very nicely placed
regards
Costantino

jemaflor (148368) 2022-02-26 23:48

Hi Bev,
Interesting traditionnal architecture with these stones, good angle of view, contrast of light is well managed and captured, good colors also with this blue tone, tfs.

mkamionka (75255) 2022-02-27 8:50

Hi Bev,
I have a feeling they were building much better in the past than these days :)
Nice constrauction indeed although I was rather attracted to the colored door and window.
Very well spotted,
M

PaulVDV (63574) 2022-02-27 10:02

Hello Beverley,
Definitely a very special house.
Clearly more attention has been paid to the decoration of windows and door than to the facades.
Beautiful framing with the greenery.
Best regards, Paul

emka (158962) 2022-02-27 17:32

hello Bev, I had to check what schist could be (learning through TE). This is a kind of rock that is easily split into thin flakes or plates. So probably these slabs are quite thin and ready to use. I have never seen such houses. Nice with the blue door and window.

best regards Malgo

ktanska (45126) 2022-02-28 10:02

Hi Bev,
A small building certainly worth preserving and also worth showing here. The wall is special and painted door and window frame look nice too. Good to see that notice explaining history of the place.
Kari

jmdias (116635) 2022-02-28 10:50

bev

I presume the slabs aren't so easy to use and they could be broken during the transportation and installation, but after they were in the position it would be a fast way to build a house. curious sample of architecture.

take care
jorge

mcmtanyel (69384) 2022-04-15 21:42

Hello Beverly,
What a cute little house, are you sure this was not in Middle Earth? I like the information in the WS photo.
Regards,
MT