Peter Foss

Occupation: An author and painter, he has fifteen books to his name, the latest being a Bibliography of the writer Llewelyn Powys (published by The British Library in 2007). Peter was a teacher in the 1970s, returning to University to study for a PhD, and then taking up editing as a profession in Wales. He is most widely known for his work on the Battle of Bosworth which was instrumental in securing a £1.7 million Heritage Lottery grant for the Battlefields Trust to conduct an archaeological survey on the famous battlefield in Leicestershire. He is well-known as the expert on the subject.

Peter moved to Gloucester in 1993, having visited friends many times in the city. The fact that Gloucester is a small and ancient city, centrally located with good links to Wales and other parts of England where Peter pursues his interests, appealed to him, as does the climate and the beautiful countryside. Gloucester reminds him of the Leicester of his childhood, about which he is currently writing a novel set in Roman times.

One of his high points whilst living in Gloucester was his commission to write a play of Alan Garner's novel "Red Shift" for the Gloucester youth drama group, 'Dig in the Ribs', based at the Guildhall. The play was performed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and had a very successful final performance at the Guildhall in Gloucester.

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