Stainforth Foss

T'Foss (Stainforth) - Oil on Board 19" x 12"

Incorrectly called Stainforth 'Force' by the OS, the Foss is a series of waterfalls over which the Ribble flows, in summer it's the watery playground of a plethora of 'youth', in late Autumn its one of the gathering point for fishwatchers as the salmon struggle their way upstream to the headwaters of the river for the purpose of procreation (this I can never understand). It is an iconic place and a fairly iconic image, as it has been painted and sketched a number of times. But I can safely say this is the first painting since the bridge has been fixed (this time). The packhorse bridge is only 6foot wide at the parapet, and despite warning signs to the effect, it still doesn't stop people attempting to cross it in their Chelsea tractors.