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Perhaps one of the best preserved fortified medieval manors in England.

This is Stokesay Castle, built in the 1200s. 700-years of history. Crazy, eh?

There's more photos of this place, and you can see them all here -> iancylkowski.com/blog/2025/11/… 👍

#architecture #history #historical #autumn #fall #photography #photo #photographie #uk #britain #england

The interior of Stokesay Castle's Solar Block stairwell descends into shadow and history, with substantial timber posts and beams rendered in warm honey and amber tones creating a framework of medieval craftsmanship. Bright daylight streams through two tall windows, one on either side of the staircase, casting sharp geometric shadows across the worn wooden steps and illuminating the rendered stone walls with an ethereal blue-white glow that contrasts strikingly with the aged timber. A sturdy wooden handrail with vertical balusters guides the descent, whilst the exposed ceiling beams and structural supports overhead speak to the 14th-century construction, all contributing to the palpable sense of stepping back through centuries as one moves from the comparatively brighter ground floor towards the dim cellar below.
Stokesay Castle presents a striking façade of honey-coloured sandstone beneath a dramatic autumn sky, its crenellated towers and steeply pitched slate roofs speaking to centuries of border fortification in the Welsh Marches. The castle's south-facing elevation reveals the distinctive Early English Gothic architecture characteristic of the 13th century, with lancet windows piercing the substantial walls and a commanding square tower flying the Union flag rising prominently from the left. Golden-hued ivy and autumn foliage in shades of amber and bronze cling to the weathered stone in the foreground, softening the fortress's formidable appearance, whilst the lush green sward stretches before the building beneath a brooding sky scattered with white clouds, creating a quintessentially English pastoral backdrop that belies the castle's martial heritage as one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England.
The timber-framed gatehouse of Stokesay Castle commands attention in vivid ochre and black half-timbering, its steeply pitched gables and prominent brick chimney silhouetted against a brilliant blue sky dotted with white clouds, whilst weathered wooden fencing in the foreground suggests the domestic pastoral character of this 16th-century structure. The jettied construction of the upper storeys displays the distinctive diamond and geometric patterning characteristic of Elizabethan timber-framing, with rows of vertical and diagonal bracing creating bold visual rhythms across the ochre-rendered infill panels. Beyond the gatehouse, the stone Church of Saint John the Baptist rises with its sturdy tower and russet-tiled roofing, anchoring the composition in the middle distance amongst autumn-tinged vegetation, whilst the meticulously maintained green sward and the substantial stone foundations visible to the left ground the scene in the bucolic countryside of the Welsh Marches, creating a harmonious ensemble of medieval religious and domestic architecture set within the timeless English landscape.
The timber-framed gatehouse of Stokesay Castle rises prominently against a brilliant autumn sky, its distinctive black and ochre half-timbering characteristic of the 16th-century Elizabethan period, with steeply pitched gables and a tall brick chimney punctuating the roofline. Viewed through an ornamental foreground of climbing plants bearing delicate white and pink flowers, the gatehouse displays the classic jettied construction typical of the era, with the upper storeys projecting forward over the lower levels, whilst the adjacent stone structures and thatched roofs of the castle complex extend to the right. The surrounding landscape unfolds in soft greens and autumnal hues, with wooded hills visible beyond the grounds, and the composition captures the gateway's commanding presence as the threshold to this exceptional Marcher fortress, where medieval military architecture seamlessly transitions into the domestic refinements of the Tudor period.

Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, Autumn

The pinnacle of historical conservation.
Ian Cylkowski (Ian Cylkowski Photography.)
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My favorite spot on Clear Creek Trail to catch #fall foliage ('23, '24, '25). The wall (lower right) & ground (left) is where I find my favorite spring wildflower (Anemone hepatica) which is one of the 1st to bloom.

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Vertically cropped landscape photograph of a fall scene on Clear Creek Trail in Coralville, Iowa. There is a gray concrete trail that extends from the bottom right frame that turns left, turns right, and then disappears behind dense trees and foliage. In the distance, near where the trail disappears, there are several people walking along the trail. The trail is covered in leaves and is in shadow highlighted here and there by sunlight passing through the canopy above it. The trail is bounded on either side by dense tall slender trees and undergrowth. There is a mix of shadow and light in the trees and most of the foliage is gold or yellow with patches of green and rust. The upper branches and leaves of a tall golden maple in the left frame are brightly highlighted by sunlight that has just topped the tall trees in the right frame.
Vertically cropped landscape photograph of a fall scene on Clear Creek Trail in Coralville, Iowa. There is a gray concrete trail that extends from the bottom right frame that turns left, turns right, and then disappears behind dense trees and foliage. The trail is in shadow and highlighted here and there by sunlight passing through the canopy above it. The trail is bounded on either side by dense tall slender trees and undergrowth. There is a mix of shadow and light in the trees and most of the foliage is gold or yellow with patches of green and rust. The upper branches and leaves of a tall golden maple in the left frame are brightly highlighted by sunlight that has just topped the tall trees in the right frame.
Vertically cropped landscape photograph of a fall scene on Clear Creek Trail in Coralville, Iowa. There is a gray concrete trail that extends from the bottom right frame that turns left, turns right, and then disappears behind dense trees and foliage. The trail is in shadow and highlighted here and there by sunlight passing through the canopy above it. The trail is bounded on either side by dense tall slender trees and undergrowth. There is a mix of shadow and light in the trees and most of the foliage is gold or yellow with patches of green and rust. The upper branches and leaves of a tall golden maple in the left frame are brightly highlighted by sunlight that has just topped the tall trees in the right frame.
#photography #nature #landscape #AltText #landscapephotography #fall #stormhour

A pool of water decorated with fallen autumn leaves I chanced upon today in the forest.
#nature #naturephotography #photography #outdoors #autumn #fall #forest #water #woodland #europe #germany
Autumn leaves floating on a pool of water in the forest
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Between Seasons I.

Salt River Pass, Smoot, WY, USA - October 2025

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Foreground grasses and slender aspen trunks are flecked with snow while dark evergreens rise behind, highlighting the contrast between fall color and early winter
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#SilentSunday

What a beautiful fall/autumn day it is!

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The image shows a large tree with vibrant red leaves against a partly cloudy blue sky. The tree dominates the frame and appears to be in full autumn foliage. There is a light-colored house partially visible in the background, to the right of the tree. The ground around the tree is covered in fallen leaves of similar color. The sky is blue with scattered white clouds, creating a contrast with the red foliage of the tree.
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"Art is to console those who are broken by life."

~ Vincent van Gogh

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Trees showing red and yellow autumn colours hang down over a stream. Leaves cover the ground in the foreground and the background is filled with trees of various colours.
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Hard edge

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Small yellow leaves sit on paving stones along a path. The paving stones are two different colours dark grey along the bottom and a lighter grey at the top they sit at different alignment. Shadows also cross over the image.
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#Butterfly #Fall #Iowa #flower

Exciting day today! The lone Mexican Sunflower plant (a volunteer that started very late) had 2 Monarch Butterfly visitors today. The plant flowered too late for the hummingbirds and probably too late (so I thought) for the Monarchs.

I think both of these photos are of the same individual. (More about the flower in a comment.)

Side view of an orange and black butterfly with its wings closed. The butterfly is perched on an upward facing flower with orange-red petals and a yellow-orange center.
A monarch butterfly with its wings spread wide open in the late afternoon sunshine. Only a tiny part of the flower is visible below the butterfly.
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Fall, in a photo.

#awalkaday #nature #mapleleafs #fall #autumn

(this leaf was hanging by a cobweb, if you're wondering)

A maple leaf, browned and curled, appears to be frozen while falling towards the ground below.
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A walk in the park

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Large trees bright with autumn colours are seen in the woods. A path covered in orange leaves makes its way through the forest. Blue sky can be seen in the top right of the picture.
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Standing on a rainbow

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Looking down the photographers legs and shoes can be seen standing in a large pile of fallen leaves. Gold's, yellows, brown and green can be seen in the wide variety of leaves.
#photography #autumn #leaves #autumnvibes #fall #autumcolours #fallcolours

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