Last Hunt of the Season for the Pelham Fox Hounds

Image: Knelstrom Media.

Archival rural scene showing members of the Pelham Fox Hounds gathered on horseback with hounds during the final hunt meet of the season in the Essex countryside.​

​Location
Brent Pelham, Essex, England
Date
14 March 1998
Subject
Traditional fox hunt meet involving mounted riders and hounds in open farmland.
Licence
Editorial use only (Rights Managed)
Image Type
Archival
People
Five or more people visible, mounted on horseback
Property
Agricultural land and rural landscape visible; no property release
Content Overview
The image shows a large group of hunt members on horseback assembled with a pack of hounds in muddy farmland near Brent Pelham. Riders are dressed in traditional hunting attire, including red and dark riding coats, with hounds clustered in the foreground. The rural setting includes open fields and hedgerows, documenting customary countryside practices at the close of the hunting season. No spectators are visible.
Scenes Include

• Mounted hunt members in traditional riding dress
• A pack of foxhounds gathered at a meet
• Muddy farmland and open countryside
• Horses standing in formation
• Rural hedgerows and fields
• Seasonal end-of-hunt gathering

Editorial Value
Suitable for historical reporting, features on rural traditions, countryside culture, debates around hunting practices, and archival reference to late 20th-century fox hunting in England.
Photographer / Credit
Knelstrom Ltd
Keywords
Pelham Fox Hounds, fox hunting, rural tradition, Brent Pelham, Essex countryside, hunt meet, hounds and horses, archival rural life

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