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In 1892, a cliff railway opened in Bridgnorth, so that the people of Bridgnorth were saved from having to walk up these 200 steps to get from Low T...
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In 1890, a meeting was held in Bridgnorth to discuss alternative ways for the people of Bridgnorth to move between the High and Low Towns. At the ...
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This view of the path along the ridge of the Stiperstones looks almost otherworldly. In places such as this it can certainly be tough going under ...
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The A5 Shrewsbury by-oass opened in August 1992 to relieve the congested town of through traffic. Photographed by Ian Thompson as part of a slides...
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An ancient trackway called the Portway crosses the top of the Long Mynd (left of picture). It joins up with a long distance bridleway, the Jack Myt...
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Hinstock is situated about 7 kilometres southeast of Market Drayton. A Roman road may once have run through this area carrying traffic between Che...
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This road , the A5, used to be the main route from London to Holyhead before a bypass was carved through the Shropshire countryside. Atcham village...
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Both of these bridges cross the River Severn at Atcham. The bridge on the right was built between 1769 and 1771 by John Gwynne and carried Thomas ...
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The Severn Bridge at Atcham was built on the site of the original ford where the river is broad and Both of these bridges cross the River Severn at...
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The Severn Bridge at Atcham was built on the site of the original ford where the river is broad and shallow which makes for a long bridge. The bri...
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This is a rare sight. On the 1st November 2000 the River Severn was at it's maximum flood level for that year. And that was an exceptional year f...
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If you look carefully at this picture, you can see the bylet that sits in the river. Bylets were placed in the river as a kind of traffic control, ...
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