Last few photos

After seeing an acquaintance's images of the building below, I rushed down to the location for fear some builder would pull it down before I got there. This is the old customs house, built in 1880s, where most goods for Bangkok arrived at the beginning of last century. It's now been taken over by a local fire department and houses the firemen and their families. As you can see from the few images I've posted below, it doesn't look very safe or hospitable.

I may try and arrange to go back and photograph the interior, but will need special permission as all of the rooms inside are lived in. There are reports that the fire brigade have been asked to move out so it can be taken over by a large resort group and converted.

This is the main entrance and where the large fire trucks have to navigate when on call and returning. I was lucky in that it had just rained, making a more interesting road texture.













Looking back at the main entrance













The main building designed by an Italian architect as were many of Bangkok's finest structures in the 18th century.



















A grand stair case at the entrance to the main building. I had to make several exposures and later blend them together. I've also cloned out the door on the left it was just a black mass.













Up close on some of the accommodation.