Bossington

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 settlement's 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

1890-1910 Bossington Cottages Decades Details Gnarled Hints Idyll Inhabitants Interesting Least Lyte Massive Maxwell Picturing England Platinum Secluded Settlements Shared Suggest Suggests Thatched Unpaved Warn

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