Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem is the oldest inn in England. Dating back over 800 years, it is filled with history. The inn itself travels back into the rock face that it sits by, consisting of a network of caves. The interior of the building is extremely claustrophobic, with a winding series of caved rooms connected with narrow staircases. The smooth walls do however soften the experience, but the low ceilings serve as a real inconvenience for navigation purposes.
Inside the pub, it's extremely dim, but the artificial light illuminates the walls, creating a subtle shadows and ambience. The warm, amber lighting allows the inn to feel reminiscent of how it might have felt when it was first opened.
Inside the pub, it's extremely dim, but the artificial light illuminates the walls, creating a subtle shadows and ambience. The warm, amber lighting allows the inn to feel reminiscent of how it might have felt when it was first opened.
This is because the inn would originally have been lit using the light from flames. The link back to history can create the idea of being taken out of the modern world and what is familiar, placing you in a tight, claustrophobic, unfamiliar place.
The tight space and low ceilings add to the acoustics of the caves. Sound behaves differently there, shifting the atmosphere. It is interesting how atmosphere can change with space and sound, this is something which we must investigate.
The tight space and low ceilings add to the acoustics of the caves. Sound behaves differently there, shifting the atmosphere. It is interesting how atmosphere can change with space and sound, this is something which we must investigate.
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