800 Comments for Great Barr Colony (St Margaret's Hospital)

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http://www.bartleby.co.../3/necessityist.html
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Necessity is the mother of invention


A need or problem encourages creative efforts to meet the need or solve the problem. This saying appears in the dialogue Republic, by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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It looks like a gingerbread house.
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Is that a tarp or something on the roof? Maybe someone intended on renovating this at one point?
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Ahhh, the ironies of life.
It would make a wonderful greenhouse.
This is an awe-inspiring shot.
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It looks like the sub-basements beneath the Coleseum (sp?).
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It looks like a brick cave.
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Great work. Love the gallery
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It must be openwork of some sort, everything on the walls has already come off.
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It really was a pretty grand place! It is strange to see the before and after shots. It makes the decay seem all the more worse!
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This must be the great hall. Look at that monster of a fireplace! This place must have been impressive at one time!
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The movement of the clouds offsets the solidity of that chapel perfectly. Great way to end the set! Awesome stuff as always Motts.
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Awesome lighting in this shot!
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Can't wait for the next one!
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Awesome job Motts!