Manage to pop out today with my camera mainly due to reports that in the next few days we are going to have some tremendous rain storms AGAIN, and to think I tell people that it doesn't rain that much in England.
I went to take a photograph of the church in the village of Rodborough were my Sister lived, but it was so damp, misty and cold I couldn't get a good picture. So I turned my camera onto Rodbourough Fort just to show you how misty it was today. See, I do have a good forts sometimes.
Best viewed with the magnify button above the picture.
@ziggy77@joeyc@philcameron59 Thank you for your comments, remember Phil, it's actually a folly and not very old. Nice of dreaming of the soldiers waiting to attack.
@philcameron59 Here you are Phil, the history: Rodborough Fort commands a prominent position on Rodborough Common overlooking Stroud. Although it is located amongst iron-age earthworks the Fort itself is not as old as many people think.
Strictly it is an inhabited folly and has been known as Fort George and Rodborough Castle in addition to its more correct name of Rodborough Fort. Th original fort was built around 1764 by George Hawker (d. c. 1786). It passed through a number of prominent Stroud business men before being acquired by Alexander Holcombe in 1868 who rebuilt the original building on a grander scale.
I happen to know the current owner ho lives there, he is a multimillionaire.
Fog and mist give otherwise ordinary scenes a sense of mystery. But when you begin with a fascinating scene like this, the fog adds drama. This is great.
Lovely capture, Heather...the mist really makes for an eerie scene. Hopefully your weather will improve soon. You keep telling me that it doesn't rain much in England. I am beginning to doubt you! :))
And it doesn't snow much in New England. Great, moody capture. With the exception of the fort, it reminds me of the Oregon coast at this time of year...foggy, frequent mist and rain, lots of rolling green hills. Great shot - especially with Mother Nature not cooperating .
Strictly it is an inhabited folly and has been known as Fort George and Rodborough Castle in addition to its more correct name of Rodborough Fort. Th original fort was built around 1764 by George Hawker (d. c. 1786). It passed through a number of prominent Stroud business men before being acquired by Alexander Holcombe in 1868 who rebuilt the original building on a grander scale.
I happen to know the current owner ho lives there, he is a multimillionaire.