Another car expedition.
First to Ironbridge, the first something cast something bridge in the something something. Yeah, I could Google it, but pffftt. Another cute little village and an architecturally interesting bridge.
Then on to Bridgnorth, amongst other things the home of the Severn Valley Steam Railway (groan, I thought those days were behind me now Matthew was all grown up). We were, however, quite excited to encounter an engine on the back of a truck coming out of the driveway!
Bridgnorth is divided into the upper and lower town, with very steep laneways between the two. But of course when you have that you can build a funicular railway.
Again, lots of ye olde streets and buildings which are attractive.
Someone might have gotten a little out of control with the petunias. Zoom in on the blackboard sign in this one too.
There's one wall left of a castle, with a precarious lean on it. Glad my house isn't the one across the street. In the castle gardens, as it is somewhat of a war memorial, they have topiaried the greenery into the shape of a plane, ship and tank, quite clever.
And apparently this is how you go about getting the second storey of the building out over the roadway, also clever.
We then drove to a National Trust property but they had had a power fault and the whole place was shut down. Good excuse to come home, have a nap and get packed for moving on to Chester tomorrow.
First to Ironbridge, the first something cast something bridge in the something something. Yeah, I could Google it, but pffftt. Another cute little village and an architecturally interesting bridge.
We talked for some time to a man walking his dogs (who were very glad to sit down for a rest) and he told us some of the history of the place, that the whole hillsides around the bridge were stripped of vegetation for fuel, and the place was a wasteland due to all the industrial 'stuff' (it's a girl term) happening there. Now there are 4 enormous stacks for a coal-fired power station a short distance away, but at least all the hills by the river are now revegetated.
Then on to Bridgnorth, amongst other things the home of the Severn Valley Steam Railway (groan, I thought those days were behind me now Matthew was all grown up). We were, however, quite excited to encounter an engine on the back of a truck coming out of the driveway!
Bridgnorth is divided into the upper and lower town, with very steep laneways between the two. But of course when you have that you can build a funicular railway.
Again, lots of ye olde streets and buildings which are attractive.
Someone might have gotten a little out of control with the petunias. Zoom in on the blackboard sign in this one too.
There's one wall left of a castle, with a precarious lean on it. Glad my house isn't the one across the street. In the castle gardens, as it is somewhat of a war memorial, they have topiaried the greenery into the shape of a plane, ship and tank, quite clever.
And apparently this is how you go about getting the second storey of the building out over the roadway, also clever.
We then drove to a National Trust property but they had had a power fault and the whole place was shut down. Good excuse to come home, have a nap and get packed for moving on to Chester tomorrow.
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