Evening sunshine from beautiful Ironbridge

27th July 2023.

27th July 2023.

World Heritage Site accredited and a little piece of heaven here on earth (Author’s Collection)

After a long day of watching Test Match cricket, what better way to end such a luxurious day of indulgence than by a bag of piping hot fish and chips and a chat with the “Grand Old Lady” of Ironbridge. I’ve written at length on my love affair with this little piece of heaven here on earth, “gleaming in the sun” of a Bruce Springsteen song. A cursory glance at my “UK Travel” library will prove this so.

No preamble this time, just a hearty endorsement that should your travelling feet ever feel the itch of exploration in the beating heart of central England, I cannot recommend this World Heritage accredited site any more if you paid me. Once you’re within earshot of the bells of St Luke’s Church you’ll be transported to a different century in a time zone and atmosphere all uniquely its own, and you’ll never feel more alive or at peace with the world.

Early evening sunshine covering the “Grand Old Lady” and the affectionately known “toytown” of Ironbridge behind her.

View from a fishing peg — Part 1.

View from a fishing peg — Part 2.

View from a fishing peg — Part 3.

The approach to the bridge from the “Toll House” with St Luke’s Church straight ahead.

A bridge with a view — Part 1.

A bridge with a view — Part 2.

Anyone for a pork pie?

I always stand in this central spot to soak in a view I’ll never tire of.

St Luke’s Church and “The Tontine Hotel”.

“Well there she sits buddy just a gleaming in the sun”.

Evening sunshine across beautiful Ironbridge.

A perfect spot for some fish and chips!

Thanks for reading. For more pictorial strolls around the central heart of England and across the nearby border into Wales, please see my “UK Travel” library or here are three of my more recently published articles:

America’s pastime beside an English River
Metalheads, Giants and Baseball bliss.medium.com

The 15 Locks of Audlem Mill
Thursday 13th July 2023.medium.com

A stroll on the banks of the River Severn
Wednesday 5th July, 2023.medium.com