The name given to the public park next to the church in Ross on Wye is The Prospect. This neatly defines its main purpose i.e. a viewpoint above the sandstone cliffs from which to look out over the loop of the River Wye, the riverside fields, the village of Wilton, the distant farmland and hills, and the even more distant mountains. It was was created by John Kyrle, who rented the land from the Marquess of Bath in 1696 and turned it into a garden and walkway. The Prospect is also the home of the town's war memorial and is a place to sit in relative quiet. Today's photograph shows the boundary fence of the location, with a low sun streaming its light through a tree.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: iPhone
