The heyday of the band stand in Britain seems to have been the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Certainly most of the structures that I see gracing Britain's parks date from those times. Today's photograph shows a member of the Bream Silver Band playing in the band stand in Ross on Wye. Unusually this band stand isn't circular, octagonal or square, may be of a later date, and doesn't display the band members quite as well as most. However, the attraction of bright uniforms and the reflections in brass and silver instruments was as compelling as ever and prompted this photograph.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10
