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.
Stokesay is a small village about a mile to the south of craven Arms and just off the A49. The village home to Stokesay Castle and the adjacent St John the Baptist’s Church.
The 13th century castle, with its 17th century timber framed gatehouse, is described by English Heritage as;
England’s finest – and most picturesque – medieval fortified manor house. From the English Heritage website
Main image: The Solar (or private living quarters) at Stokesay Castle in the snow.
(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