**help needed** oxfordshire ruins or close to.

[nikonD60maty]

hey guys. need some help if you can

i am doing a project for my college course. my project is painting old ruins with light..

i need places i can go in the middle of the night to paint. these places need to be open at night so in the middle of a field is perfect etc...

the places i am willing to travel within reason are around oxfordshire, oxford side of northampton, banbury, swindon, newbury etc

i know of these places.
Godstow nunnery
minster lovell ruins
wallingford castle (not open at night)

i have down a google search so know of the ones on there, just wanted to see if anyone has any knowledge of any others.

thanks guys

maty

 

[Canon Bob]

There's an old church ruin near Bix (South Oxon) that I took some shots of 25 years ago. I've found some details on a website that implies it's still standing. It was fully accessible at the time and there aren't any other buildings too close so you wouldn't be disturbing anyone.
http://www.bixandassendon.org.uk/placesofinterest3.htm

Bob

 

[nikonD60maty]

thanks for that. i will be trying that one

any more anyone?

 

[Canon Bob]

Not specifically ruins, but Stowe Gardens (near Silverstone) has 25+ Victorian follies dotted around the landscape.

http://www.follytowers.com/stowemap.html for a layout map and
http://www.follytowers.com/stowethumbs.html for images of the follies themselves.

Maybe worth a look if they're not too far away from you.

Bob

 

[nikonD60maty]

thanks for both the input guys

i will be checking them out soon

does anyone else have another they know about?

 

[Wildlight]

How about the old abbey in Abingdon?
It's quite small but I think it would be great to draw.
You can find it in the Abbey Meadows.

PM me if you would like more details on it.

Cheers,

Joe