Gainsthorpe Deserted Medieval Settlement, is one of the most impressive deserted medieval settlements in the UK, was a piece commissioned by English Heritage a few months back. You may notice the difference of the black shadow central area vs the outlying parts dshown in hatching only. This was done to show the difference between parts under the ownership of English heritage (black shadow areas) vs those in private hands(hatching areas).
This was an amazing site to try to reconstruct, its always a pleasure to get to do full settlements like this. The illustration was started by coming a drone image and maps of the buildings and street overlayed to ensure accuracy. This was then hand drawn over with 3 pt perspective to give elevation and work out texture, form, set dressing etc. The site had such a variety of buildings from; dovecots, to windmills, fishponds, to various forms of farming houses, church and its graveyard, to even a manor house and ancillary buildings in the upper left hand section of the black shadow region.
More can be read about the site here:
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/gainsthorpe-medieval-village/history/
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