Modern building, 'ancient' photograph

An opportunity to experiment with old camera - an old 5x7 Seneca, made in Chicago around 1900 - and old glass plates, Ilford HP3 and Ilford R10 from the late 1950s, produced images that feel, in this weather, distinctly Mediterranean. Northampton College out of term time is lacking in crowds certainly. The glass plates are smaller than 5x7, so I had to stick them in the darkslide with masking tape on the back. The camera is challenging too - since its shutter can't be relied upon, I had to stop all the way down, open the lens with black card in front of it, and time the exposure as best I could. The lens stops down to f256, but this is an old American system - f256 is around f64. The plates came out perfectly - as if they were new. I am distinctly impressed with the survival rate of Ilford materials from around fifty years ago. The picture here is the HP3. The Ilford R10 is a slower and slightly less contrasty material with an ISO of 50. The packet reads: 'Soft Gradation Panchromatic'. The camera lens has no coating on it at all, and lends a slightly old fashioned look, despite the modern architecture.