by James Balston | Jul 29, 2010 | Homes
It’s a shame I didn’t have time for any landscape shots while I was in Mayo, but then that’s good reason to return. The second house I shot for Philippa, commanded spectacular views over the water from its elevated position. This image gives just a... 
by James Balston | Jul 26, 2010 | Homes
Studying German to A-Level at school, required me to read “Irisches Tagebuch” (Irish Journal) by Heinrich Böll. It recounted a period in the 50s and 60s, when the German author moved his family to County Mayo in the west of Ireland, in search of a... 
by James Balston | Jul 19, 2010 | Pubs
Just 100 yards down the road from Barnsley House, the Village Pub which I photographed a few months ago, has now given it’s bedrooms a make-over too. Cosier and rather more old fashioned than its big sister up the road, the best bedrooms have wonderful sturdy... 
by James Balston | Jul 16, 2010 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Hotels, Travel
The gradual refurbishment of the Barnsley House Hotel continues. The famed Cotswold garden in which it sits, provides much inspiration to the designers, Fox Linton, in their quest to update the rooms. Set among the simple new furnishings, one is likely to find...