View from the bridge at Coalport and “The Woodbridge Inn” public house on the banks of the river Severn in Shropshire, England. Picture taken today, 10th June 2022 (Author’s Collection).
I am a verbose man by nature but rather this will be a brief introduction and some colour commentary only as we traverse this pictorial stroll alongside the River Severn in the heart of England. All pictures were taken this afternoon, 10th June 2022, and in a dozen or so pictures time you will have taken a carefree meander along the river from Coalport to Jackfield and through to Ironbridge, via 4 four bridges and the most soulfully refreshing walks you can imagine. This is a companion piece to the article linked at the bottom of this introductory paragraph and when combined, provides a looping riverside walk from Coalbrookdale via Ironbridge to Coalport and back again, and a walk I’ve enjoyed hundreds of times.
Only colour commentary on the pictures from hereon in, and I sincerely hope you enjoy your digital stroll!
View from “The Woodbridge Inn” public house and Coalport Bridge straddling the gently rolling River Severn (Author’s Collection).
View from the bridge with the river rolling through Jackfield and onto Ironbridge (Author’s Collection).
and back toward “The Woodbridge Inn” public house (Author’s Collection).
Part of the Coalport China Museum and now defunct canal below (Author’s Collection).
More of the defunct canal (but pleasing home to so many ducklings!) and more of the Coalport China buildings (Author’s Collection).
At the corner of the canal and some rather pleasing reflections (Author’s Collection).
World War commemoration in the middle of the “Jackfield and Coalport Memorial Bridge” (Author’s Collection).
View toward Ironbridge from the “Jackfield and Coalport Memorial Bridge” (Author’s Collection).
Happy Centenary birthday to the “Jackfield and Coalport Memorial Bridge” (Author’s Collection).
“The Boat Inn” resides at the foot of the “Jackfield and Coalport Memorial Bridge”. Take a peek at the Record Flood Levels! (Author’s Collection).
All aboard! Next stop, the River Severn! Have you packed your water wings? (Author’s Collection).
From the banks of the river beside the highly recommended “Half Moon” public house (Author’s Collection).
And on a day such as today, no better time for watching a dog enjoying a damn fine paddle! (Author’s Collection).
View from our third bridge, the “New Bridge” and onward toward our fourth and final bridge of the stroll, the “old bridge” or the Grand Old Lady herself (Author’s Collection).
The grand old lady of Ironbridge sure looked a dandy today (Author’s Collection).
The view from “Stephen’s Bench” and THE perfect spot for enjoying the benevolent rays from the Great Fire God of the Sky! (Author’s Collection).
And it’s goodbye to toytown once more. See you again soon my friend (Author’s Collection).
Thanks for reading. My three most recently published articles are linked below should you wish to consider reading them.
