"Château Gates" - Downloadable Image

The Story:

We will never forget the first time we met Château de Gudanes. It took every ounce of herculean strength to part her grand iron gates. They creaked and moaned as the ivy which had long clung to them was torn apart. Slowly, we pushed the sides of the gates outwards and towards two cracked and crumbling stone pillars cemented with the same ivy, twisting and turning this way and that. Until finally, setting one foot down crossing a threshold into a whole new world…

My romantic imagination was simply and willingly swept away and for more than a moment I believed that we had fallen deliciously into a scene out of a Jane Austen novel. Nothing was missing - neither the grand castle, nor the remoteness of the site, nor the thick woods filled with birdsong. 

I could see clear in my mind the black manes of horses swinging in unison from side to side, and the clop of slow stepping hooves as snow white carriages ambled down the grand avenue ushered by the flickering fire of torchlight held by brass-buttoned footmen...

The Details:

This is a high resolution downloadable image (6.7 MB) to be used for personal use only - recommended for the making of postcards to send to near or far, for small prints to be hung in the home, as a background for a zoom meeting or perhaps as a screen-saver to escape into whilst working on your computer... 

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If you decide to place an order, following completion of this you will receive a confirmation email which shall include a link to download the image.

You will be able to download the image 1 time from this link within 24 hours of your purchase, but will be able to use this download an unlimited amount of times for personal purposes as described in the terms and conditions page.  

We wish to thank you dearly for your order and support which contributes directly to the ongoing restoration of Château de Gudanes.