Ironbridge

All Saints Parish Church, built in 1845, in Broseley, south of the Severn. The town was at… read more »

The village of Buildwas grew up by a medieval bridge which was the only route over the… read more »

Buildwas Abbey was taken over by Henry VII in 1538 and fell into a picturesque ruin. The… read more »

Image:  Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District On… read more »

Coalbrookdale, looking towards Holy Trinity Church, 1854 (centre left), Coalbrookdale Literary and Scientific Institution, 1859 (centre right)… read more »

Image: The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Harral’s description is largely based on the account provided by… read more »

Image:The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn (1824). Harral’s views were largely based… read more »

Image Welch Bridge Shrewsbury. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 The picture of the navigation that… read more »

Image:  Large barge by Loadroft Wharf, Ironbridge, late c19 A surprising discovery came with the realisation that… read more »

Image: Cast-iron memorial to trowman Eustace Beard at Benthall This is in part a personal story, but it… read more »

The Ironbridge Gorge from Lincoln Hill showing the River Severn, the town of Ironbridge and evidence of… read more »

Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. IRONBRIDGE is a town,… read more »

Built in 1759

Image: Ironbridge in Telford Historians of the West Midlands have always recognised the importance of the River… read more »

Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District In… read more »

Image:  Beale’s Corner, Wribbenhall Between 1660 and 1730 port books portray the upstream trade in shop goods:… read more »

Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District Coal was… read more »

Image:  Stourport locks (1770) This might seem a rich array of sources yet none covers the whole… read more »

Image Stourport from below bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Bringing together the many sources… read more »

Image :  Gloucester Bridge and West Gate. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 An increasing awareness… read more »

Image Bewdley from below the bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Analysing the Severn Navigation… read more »