A clear and sunny (if somewhat cold) day – great lighting conditions for an afternoon at Blists Hill. Follow the thumbnail through to Flickr for more…
Category: NT and EH
National Trust, English Heritage, museums etc.
The road to the iron works
A trip to Blists Hill, while the light was still good… With a wet day forecast for Sunday, it was an opportunity for a breath of fresh air and a few photos
More photos of the Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale area, including the museum, on Flickr
Brockhampton
An interesting little outing to this ancient half-timbered house, with moat and gatehouse, not far from Bromyard in Herefordshire. Rather oddly, the timbers, invariably black in this part of the world, are painted over in a sort of dirty grey. There’s probably a good reason for it.
Chirk Castle
25 June – a Sunday afternoon outing to this fine old castle just across the Welsh border, near Chirk (between Oswestry and Llangollen). Interesting building, enjoyable gardens. It’s a National Trust property – see here for more details
Very quiet on the roads on the way home (about 4.30 – 5.00pm) – can’t think why…
Blists Hill
A brief visit to Blists Hill Victorian Town, the chief site of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum in Shropshire. It’s always an interesting place for a wander round on a Sunday afternoon – there are plenty of subjects for the camera (just wish I could find them!)
The three photos depict a (very) short road – “Foundry Alley” – which leads, oddly enough, to the iron foundry (not in use on this occasion); the toll house which once stood beside (Thomas) Telford’s Holyhead Road, and a view from the garden to the locksmith’s and the baker’s.
Cow Mop?
A day out in North Staffs – a visit to Biddulph Grange gardens. Doesn’t sound very exciting, I know – but it’s actually an interesting exploration through a variety of individual gardens, linked by tunnels and passages.
Also a quick look at the landmark folly at Mow Cop (which my wife misread as Cow Mop – “what a funny name”. I’m not sure that Mow Cop is any less funny, come to think of it…)
