Dark sky and The Fosse

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The Fosse is a distinctive house located near the remains of the castle moat (now called Castle Pool) and the site of the medieval castle (now Castle Green) in Hereford. The building style is closest to an amalgam that is often called "Jacobethan", a nineteenth century revivalist style incorporating elements of Jacobean and Elizabethan architecture. Interestingly, I read that the listing attribution to the architect Robert Smirke is erroneous. Apparently it is the work of Thomas Nicholson and it was built in 1848-50, not 1825 as is carved on a plaque below the front chimney stacks. The sunlit house below a dark sky prompted my photograph.

photos © T. Boughen     Camera: Nikon Z 5

Two Hereford views revisited

There are photographers who, on principle, take a picture of a view or other subject once only. More common are those who revisit locations looking to get a better shot. Time of day, time of year, type of weather and other factors make such an undertaking quite rewarding. I'm firmly of the second camp. Here are two views in Hereford that I have posted once and photographed several times. The first shows a statue of Edward Elgar (with bicycle) looking at the cathedral. The second image features an interesting house called "The Fosse". Both take advantage of autumn leaves.

 photos © T. Boughen     Camera: iPhone

The Fosse, Hereford

The house called The Fosse, in Hereford, was built at a time when the comfortable and well-handled Georgian architecture was about to adopt some of the features that ultimately characterised Victorian architecture. Here we see an unusual pattern in the leading of the windows, elongated chimney stacks with chimney breasts featuring on the main elevation, a "squeezed" staircase tower with an inaccessible balcony above the front door, a first floor conservatory with a Dutch gable above, and pierced obelisks on the columns of the garden boundary. The house is thought to be the work of Robert Smirke and its date, 1825, is contained in a panel below the twin chimneys.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100