Midlands Obscurae – Birmingham Camera Obscura http://bhamobscura.com Building camera obscuras in Birmingham Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:29:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 The Decagonal Pyramid Obscura of Ingestre House http://bhamobscura.com/2014/06/the-decagonal-pyramid-obscura-of-ingestre-house/ Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:19:11 +0000 http://bhamobscura.com/?p=96 Another Camera Obscura in the West Midlands! Once you start scratching the surface they're everywhere!

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This beauty was built by Aaron Chetwynd Architects as part of the Ingestre Follies heritage trail at Ingestre Hall near Stafford. The architect's photos are from 2010 and it popped up in my Instagram feed today so it's definitely still there.

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While this is a permanent structure we really like the simplicity of the pyramid design. It's something we've been thinking of for when we do our temporary Oscura Sheds in 2017

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All photos from the Architect.

]]> Did you know Dudley Zoo has a Camera Obscura? http://bhamobscura.com/2014/06/did-you-know-dudley-zoo-has-a-camera-obscura/ Sun, 08 Jun 2014 22:57:56 +0000 http://bhamobscura.com/?p=91 During out maiden voyage on Friday someone (I annoyingly forget who) told us that Dudley Castle at Dudley Zoo had a camera obscura at some point. This article in Dudley News from 2010 tells us that yes, there was!

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Artist Laurence O'Toole designed and created the camera obscura, which is housed in a turret of Dudley Castle. The turret camera was created in 1993 as part of a creative arts festival and provides visitors with a breathtaking view over Dudley town and beyond.

Back then it was "undergoing maintenance work, which is hoped to be completed by next season" but there's nothing on the official website.

Here's a photo taken by Gary Jones in 2011:

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Is it still there? Can we go and visit it? Questions that must be answered!

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