These images form part of the Lost Content series and were taken in 2025. The Lost Content is a semi-autobiographical project exploring the cultural and literary landscape of Shropshire.
Clun and Clun Castle
The ruined medieval castle overlooks the small town of Clun in southwest Shropshire. Established after the Norman conquest, the castle had been largely abandoned by the 16th century.
Originally, a 7th century Anglo-Saxon settlement, the village sized town of Clun is named after the river Clun (Colunwy in Welsh) which runs through the centre of the town and is crossed by a 14th century pack horse bridge.
Clun is mentioned in A E Housman’s poem In ‘Valleys of Springs and Rivers’
Clunton and Clunbury,
Clungunford and Clun,
Are the quietest places
Under the sun. A E Housman
Main image: 13th century ruins of Clun Castle
(All images have been made with a vintage 58mm Helios 44-2 f2 lens – coincidentally, first released around the year I was born – they were all shot ‘wide open’ at an aperture of f2 and, unusually for me, in colour)
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All images © W N BISHOP