Topiary, Hall Place, Bexley, SE London

            Hall Place is a large house in the South East London borough of Bexley. Building started in 1537 for wealthy merchant Sir John Champneys, Lord Mayor of the City of London. Building materials included stone recycled from the nearby former monastery of Lesnes Abbey.  In 1649, the house was sold to another wealthy City merchant, Sir Robert Austen (1587–1666), who added a second wing built of red bricks, doubling the size of the house. Little attempt was made to harmonise the two halves, which were built in highly contrasting architectural styles. The gardens are famous for the Queen’s Beasts, enormous heraldic animal topiary planted in 1953 in celebration of the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
   

Taken on: March 22, 2020

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ70, f/3.3, 1/500 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-TZ70
Aperture:	f/3.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	4.3mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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