Bossington OP01574

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Bossington, Somerset, 1890-1910. Unknown photographer, probably Sir Henry Churchill Maxwell Lyte (1848-1940), platinum print. Lyte's view of the village of Bossington in the decades before the First World War is full of interesting topographical details. The distant hill hints at the settlementas secluded valley setting; the ancient gnarled tree and the stone and thatched cottages, one with a massive external chimney, suggest a place of great antiquity; the stone pavement and steps outside the cottage on the right warn of deep winter mud, not least in the unpaved road. The peaceful scene suggests a rural idyll, but few inhabitants probably shared that view
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 10929035
Date: 10th April 2014
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/nmr/enquiry-and-research-services/terms-and-conditions/
Credit: Historic England
Image Size: 3238 x 4961 Pixels
Filesize is 11.09MB
Associated Categories: Picturing England
Associated Categories: House and home
Keywords: archive, picturing england, rural, village