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Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden, 4th Baronet (1 December 1948 – 22 January 2012) was an English photographer and author. He is known best for his uncommon black-and-white photographs of allegedly haunted houses and places throughout Europe. He succeeded his brother as baronet of Grimsby in Lincolnshire in 1997.[1]
Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden was the younger son of Sir John Denton Marsden, 2nd Bt, and his wife Hope (née Llewelyn). The baronetcy was created in 1924 for a previous John Marsden, owner of a substantial fishing fleet in Grimsby. Marsden attended Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, as well as the University of Sorbonne.[1] From 1969, he worked as an assistant to Irish photographer Ruan O'Lochlainn, whose wife, Jackie Mackay, was a master printer from whom Marsden learned the skills of the darkroom.[1]
The first of his works were published in photography periodicals at the end of the seventies. Two grants from the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1975 and 1976 allowed Marsden to undertake extensive journeys throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, photographing the architectural subjects and varied landscapes he encountered.[1]
Marsden's particular interest was "eerie" motifs like graveyards and old ruins, as well as the legends and tales that are often connected with these places. Yet the gloomy atmosphere of Marsden's pictures is not based on careful choice of the motifs alone, but to the same degree on Marsden's photography technique, which included the use of infraredfilm.[1]
Marsden's photographs already became world-famous and are exhibited at a large number of museums. Marsden released various illustrated books, and completed a variety of remittance works.[2]
In 2003 Simon Marsden collaborated with director Jason Figgis on The Twilight Hour – Visions of Ireland's Haunted Past. The documentary was written and presented by Marsden and featured narration by Sir John Hurt. It was nominated for two Irish Film and TV Academy Awards, was screened on Ireland's national broadcaster RTE as part of their Arts Lives series and ran for three years on Discovery Civilisations across 100 countries. It was later released on DVD.[3]
Following Marsden’s death, Figgis wrote and directed a documentary about Simon’s life and work entitled Simon Marsden: A Life in Pictures. It received its world premiere at the BFI in London on 16 August 2018. The documentary is due to be released on DVD in October 2021.[4]
Personal lifeedit
Simon Marsden succeeded in the baronetcy in 1997 upon the death of his elder brother, Nigel.
He married firstly, in 1970, to Catherine Thérèsa Windsor-Lewis. The marriage was dissolved in 1978. He married secondly, in 1984, to Cassie Stanton, with whom he had a son and a daughter.[1] He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Tadgh (born 1990). The family lived in an old rectory near Market Rasen on the Lincolnshire Wolds.[5] Simon Marsden died on 22 January 2012, aged 63, from heart failure.[1]
Work (selection)edit
In Ruins, 1980
The Haunted Realm, 1986
Visions of Poe, 1988
Phantoms of the Isles, 1990
The Journal of a Ghosthunter, 1994
Beyond the Wall, 1999
Venice: City of Haunting Dreams, 2001
The Twilight Hour: Celtic Visions from the Past, 2002
This Spectred Isle: A Journey through Haunted England, 2005
Ghosthunter: A Journey Through Haunted France, 2006
Memento Mori: Churches and Churchyards of England, 2007
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Simon Marsden news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2014 Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden 4th Baronet 1 December 1948 22 January 2012 was an English photographer and author He is known best for his uncommon black and white photographs of allegedly haunted houses and places throughout Europe He succeeded his brother as baronet of Grimsby in Lincolnshire in 1997 1 Sir Simon Neville Llewelyn Marsden 4th BaronetSimon Marsden 2009BornSimon Neville Llewelyn Marsden 1948 12 01 1 December 1948Died22 January 2012 2012 01 22 aged 63 NationalityBritishOccupationphotographerinstagram accountWebsiteSimonmarsden co uk Contents 1 Life and work 2 Personal life 3 Work selection 4 Permanent collections 5 References 6 External linksLife and work editSimon Neville Llewelyn Marsden was the younger son of Sir John Denton Marsden 2nd Bt and his wife Hope nee Llewelyn The baronetcy was created in 1924 for a previous John Marsden owner of a substantial fishing fleet in Grimsby Marsden attended Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire as well as the University of Sorbonne 1 From 1969 he worked as an assistant to Irish photographer Ruan O Lochlainn whose wife Jackie Mackay was a master printer from whom Marsden learned the skills of the darkroom 1 The first of his works were published in photography periodicals at the end of the seventies Two grants from the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1975 and 1976 allowed Marsden to undertake extensive journeys throughout Europe the Middle East and the United States photographing the architectural subjects and varied landscapes he encountered 1 Marsden s particular interest was eerie motifs like graveyards and old ruins as well as the legends and tales that are often connected with these places Yet the gloomy atmosphere of Marsden s pictures is not based on careful choice of the motifs alone but to the same degree on Marsden s photography technique which included the use of infrared film 1 Marsden s photographs already became world famous and are exhibited at a large number of museums Marsden released various illustrated books and completed a variety of remittance works 2 nbsp Simon Marsden and mentalist Mark Edward in 2009In 2003 Simon Marsden collaborated with director Jason Figgis on The Twilight Hour Visions of Ireland s Haunted Past The documentary was written and presented by Marsden and featured narration by Sir John Hurt It was nominated for two Irish Film and TV Academy Awards was screened on Ireland s national broadcaster RTE as part of their Arts Lives series and ran for three years on Discovery Civilisations across 100 countries It was later released on DVD 3 Following Marsden s death Figgis wrote and directed a documentary about Simon s life and work entitled Simon Marsden A Life in Pictures It received its world premiere at the BFI in London on 16 August 2018 The documentary is due to be released on DVD in October 2021 4 Personal life editSimon Marsden succeeded in the baronetcy in 1997 upon the death of his elder brother Nigel He married firstly in 1970 to Catherine Theresa Windsor Lewis The marriage was dissolved in 1978 He married secondly in 1984 to Cassie Stanton with whom he had a son and a daughter 1 He is succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Tadgh born 1990 The family lived in an old rectory near Market Rasen on the Lincolnshire Wolds 5 Simon Marsden died on 22 January 2012 aged 63 from heart failure 1 Work selection editIn Ruins 1980 The Haunted Realm 1986 Visions of Poe 1988 Phantoms of the Isles 1990 The Journal of a Ghosthunter 1994 Beyond the Wall 1999 Venice City of Haunting Dreams 2001 The Twilight Hour Celtic Visions from the Past 2002 This Spectred Isle A Journey through Haunted England 2005 Ghosthunter A Journey Through Haunted France 2006 Memento Mori Churches and Churchyards of England 2007Permanent collections editJ Paul Getty Museum Malibu 1 Bibliotheque nationale de France Paris 1 Victoria and Albert Museum London 1 Arts Council England 1 Saatchi Gallery London 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Obituary of Simon Marsden Telegraph 7 February 2012 retrieved 14 February 2012 Simon Marsden Photographer who struggled in his life and work against The Independent 9 March 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2017 Television The shutters close on haunted houses Simon Marsden A Life in Pictures The Twilight Hour Celtic Visions From the Past by Simon Marsden ISBN 0 316 64537 0 accessed 24 August 2014 External links editSimon Marsden s official Web site The Marsden Archive Instagram PageBaronetage of the United KingdomPreceded byNigel Marsden Baronet of Grimsby 1997 2012 Succeeded byTadgh Marsden Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Marsden amp oldid 1115087411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
