The Old Post Office - Tintagel

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Great pic! I was there last summer - it’s like a Hobbit house.

Posted by Claire Carrington on Tue 16 Jul 20:14:04

This is excellent Pete. I especially like how you have caught the undulations of the old roof....good luck with your exhibition! I spent my honeymoon there, not the post office, Tintagel.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 16 Jul 20:46:27

Super work Pete, hope the exhibition goes well.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 16 Jul 21:18:10

Great painting.

Posted by Romila Datta on Tue 16 Jul 21:41:54

Great. Been there many times. All the best for your exhibition.

Posted by Pat Harrison on Wed 17 Jul 06:34:12

Thanks Claire. It is a wonderful building.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 08:11:19

Thanks Fiona. It is a magical place and was always on the itinerary for a visit when we holidayed in Cornwall. I now live about 7 miles from Tintagel.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 08:14:05

Thank you Stephen. Nice to hear from you.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 08:14:40

Thanks a lot Romila

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 08:15:13

Thanks Pat. Appreciated.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 08:15:37

Fine painting Peter

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Wed 17 Jul 09:17:01

Thanks very much Dennis.

Posted by Pete Batho on Wed 17 Jul 12:49:11

Really like this one Pete. That rickety old roof is great.

Posted by Brian Parnell on Wed 17 Jul 13:10:36

Thanks Brian. Appreciate it.

Posted by Pete Batho on Thu 18 Jul 06:56:24

Hang on Studio Wall

16/07/2019

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Watercolour on Arches CP paper. 1/2 imperial. As my next exhibition is taking place in Tintagel I wanted to paint a local landmark. The Old Tintagel Post Office is now under the patronage of the National Trust. THe building is very old, dating from 1380 and was a Cornish Hall-House. It was used as a post office in Victorian times. The view shown here is not fully visible from this angle due to a large tree in the corner of the garden. I have moved the tree to the rear of the house and I've had to use several photos from different angles to construct the left hand side of the building.

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Pete Batho

Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…

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