July 4, 2024
The Northhampton Guildhall
We were only able to stand outside the Northhampton Guildhall, and even then, it was too huge to photograph in its entirety. The building, the third guildhall, was designed by Edward William Godwin in the Gothic Revival style and officially opened on May 17, 1864.
The stone carvings are the most impressive feature of the exterior.
Northampton is famous for its shoe industry. This is a carving of a cobbler in one of the column capitols.
78 Derngate
78 Derngate was Charles Renee Mackintosh’s final major commission. It was for Northampton model engineer W.J Bassett-Lowke. It is the only place outside Scotland where Mackintosh’s mature architectural and interior style can be seen in their original setting.
The original flooring and the windows that let in such beautiful sunlight to the kitchen
Mackintosh’s designs for the house are considered to be among the first examples of the Art Deco style in Britain.
The house is built on a slope, so the kitchen is one floor below the main level.
The kitchen
A fun old-fashioned tea kettle in the kitchen
The hallway leading from the kitchen to the first floor.
The dining room on the first floor. The large pane while unusual for the times was part of the original design.
The latches on the windows
The dining room
Once coming through the front door you enter into a sitting room that is black with yellow patterns on the wall.
The fireplace in the sitting room.
Door latches in the sitting room
The chandelier in the sitting room
The small washing area of the master bedroom
The detail of the wallpaper around the sink area far more representative of what one thinks of Mackintosh rather than the black and yellow
The guest bedroom is similar to the one he designed for his own home.
The black and white fabric climbs the walls and is extended onto the ceiling.
The small tesserae in the bathroom is actually waterproof wallpaper
It was such a pleasure to have seen this home. It is so vastly different from so much of Mackintosh’s work in Glasgow.