Sunday in Market Drayton beneath thundery Summer skies

Sunday 11th June, 2023.

Sunday 11th June, 2023.

Welcome to Market Drayton, on the Shropshire Union Canal, Sunday 11th June 2023 (Author’s Collection).

A sister or companion article to “Adderley Locks amid thundery skies” linked below, this brief walk followed shortly after my walk a few miles away at Adderley and very pleasingly, in the exact same manner as you would expect from the friendliness of life surrounding a canal. Whereas in Adderley I was offered a glass of lemonade by a lady as she waited to navigate the canal locks and chatted with a passing cyclist as we admired the beautiful sight afforded us from a canal bridge, here in Market Drayton I swapped stories with a passing gentleman clad in a “Space Invaders” t-shirt and met a 7 year old black poodle by the name of “Bobby” who, after spending a great part of his life in a home, now resides on a canal boat with two lovely human beings and couldn’t be more friendly if you paid him!

Rolled over at my feet and refused to allow me to stop petting him!

A highlight of a rather drab walk if I’m honest and (a) far different from when I remembered my walk here this time last Summer and (b) not as good as my previously released articles. Hey, you can only work with the conditions ahead of you and the cards you are dealt. Or perhaps you’ll love these images as they’re a little more rustic and authentic than the usual array of sunshine filled images I post. Who knows? Some of them have a heavy tinge of being “moody” too, but that could just be me.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this brief pictorial stroll through Market Drayton on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Moody skies overhead as we look north from “Lord’s Bridge” towards nearby Adderley.

Facing south from “Lord’s Bridge” and the straight canal walk ahead into Market Drayton.

A wise man once said “You can’t get lost on the canals”. A wise man has since got lost a number of times!

South, North and West on the Shropshire Union Canal. All three destinations are heartily recommended to visit.

Return view of the short walk undertaken hence far.

I did tell you we were walking along the Shropshire Union Canal, didn’t I?

Reflections from the mini marina at Market Drayton.

After meeting “Bobby” the dog, here’s “Bob” the canal boat and “Betton Road Bridge” up ahead.

Navigating Bridge Number 63 or “Betton Road Bridge” on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Return view from Bridge Number 63 and back toward the marina at Market Drayton.

Swans and reflections from “Talbot Wharf” on the outskirts of Market Drayton.

View from atop Bridge Number 62 or “Newcastle Road Bridge” heading south to Autherley Junction.

A return view before the return walk (and the loss of battery power for my phone!) from Bridge Number 62 of the Shropshire Union Canal heading north/west and back from whence we came.

Thanks for reading. There are now well over 100 articles contained within my “UK Travel” library or alternatively, please see the links below to my three most recently released articles from my local travels so far this Summer:

Adderley Locks amid thundery skies
Sunday 11th June 2023.medium.com

Salvador Dali in the sunshine of Shrewsbury
10th June 2023.medium.com

Sunshine from the Shropshire Union Canal
Gnosall to Norbury Junction, 8th June 2023.medium.com