in the 1970's an eccentric designer and inventor (I can't remember his name I'm afraid) built himself a house near Annalong in the Kingdom of Mourne. He wanted to build it on a turntable, so that he could align it to the sun as it moved through the day - very New Age, and a great idea! Unfortunately practicalities precluded this - (as did the realisation of his 'concept aircraft', where lift and descent were determined by the clever positioning of bales of straw!)
He built his house on stilts instead.
On a stunning sunny evening last week, I found it again.
Roofless, sad an empty, it still resonates with eccentric charm - and beauty
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| peeping out - a wall pillar |
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| above the door 'The White House Annalong' |
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| decorated round window |
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| detail of window surround |
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| despite the lack of roof, remarkably intact |
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| looks like he's just stepped out to to a message |
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| living room fireplace |
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| the back kitchen, with salt - and roof timbers! |
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| living room- and intruder |
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| small change, still sitting on the mantelpiece |
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| beautiful.... |
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| idiosynchratic |
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| front door detailing |
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| living room window - note the sea through the other one |
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| painted doorway |
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| I have no idea what this is! |
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| positively Mediterranean |
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| no garden is complete without a concrete kangaroo..... |
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| or two! |
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| our very own Gaudi!! |
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| I think this should be preserved for posterity |
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| thanks to Google, here's a picture in happier times - with a roof, c.2008 |
