Our Walk Through Historic Bridgnorth, Sunday, December 7th

Derek Crockson, the esteemed town guide and fount of all Bridgnorth historical knowledge, led ten Bridgnorth Writers on a guided walk around some of the oldest parts of the town.

The photographs were selected from those taken by Peter and Anthony.

Peter

We start the day with morning coffee.

Peter

Derek leads us to our first site of interest. Peter

An old cave dwelling. This is the one the Roundheads used to burrow under the castle to blow it up. The Royalists heard them and surrended. Anthony

Where the trows used to dock for loading and unloading in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Antony

The view up to St.Mary's Church which was designed by Thomas Telford.

Peter

Derek gave us pictures so we could see what the area used to look like.

Peter

Bob Holland, who used to live here, dived off the central arch of the bridge to entertain the day trippers.

Antony

Bishop Percy's House - a house with a complicated history.

Antony

A view down The Cartway -Bridgnorth's old red light district. The ancient goings-on here are best not recorded on the blog for fear of upsetting our more easily shocked members.

Peter

A view north along the River Severn

Peter

The way up to St. Leonard's Close.

Antony

Derek tells us about how an explosion in the Civil War led to most of High Town being burnt down.

Peter

At our end of walk reading in the Cinnamon Bar, Adam explains the finer points of poetry to a small Martian and a pair of pink gloves.

Peter