Cirencester

The Roman Corinium mentioned by Ptolemy in 150AD is the present day Cotswolds market town of Cirencester. It lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the Thames, and is often called the "capital of the Cotswolds". There are many buildings featuring the honey-coloured limestone of that region, and more than a few that  have been painted in pastel shades as this view along the Market Place shows.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Moonlit market place, Settle

A few days in the North Yorkshire market town of Settle, the place of my upbringing, produced a couple of night-time photographs. A small settlement such as this isn't the obvious place to look for night-time shots - cities are much more popular - but the combination of street and property lights with a bright moon drew my eye. The Shambles, the arched building on the left is not only a combination of of the work of seventeenth century and Victorian builders, but also, it seems, a place of traditional filament and modern LED lighting. The building on the right is the town hall.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

Morning market place, Boston

The market place at Boston in Lincolnshire was refurbished a couple of years ago.The outcome was a mixture of the good (the much better surface across the square, the new street lights), the bad (the continuing conflict between motor vehicles and pedestrians) and the missed opportunity (to include some trees to soften the space). This shot shows it early one January morning as a mist was lifting, early shoppers silhouetted against the harsh light of the low sun.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100