Looking back to Bridge 11, Giffards Bridge, on the Shropshire Union Canal near Brewood

Staffordshire Walks, Brewood

Folder: Staffordshire Walks
A 7.5m circular walk in August 2005 from Bridge 11 on the Shropshire Union Canal via coven, Cross Green and south down the staffs and Worcs Canal to Coven Heath, across fields to rejoin the Shrops Union above Lower Hattons Bridge.

Weather hot and sunny

11 Aug 2005

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Looking back to Bridge 11, Giffards Bridge, on the Shropshire Union Canal near Brewood

11 Aug 2005

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Bridge 10, Avenue Bridge (Grade II Listed Building), on the Shropshire Union Canal.

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11 Aug 2005

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Bridge 10, Avenue Bridge (Grade II Listed Building), on the Shropshire Union Canal.

This ornate Bridge 10, Avenue Bridge, carries the tree-lined drives "Upper and Lower Avenues" leading from the Coven Road to Chillington Hall, being about a mile in length. "Midway along its length Lower Avenue crosses over the Shropshire Union Canal via an ornamental bridge known as the Avenue Bridge (listed grade II), of c 1840 and designed by Thomas Telford." On this occasion we would leave the canal at the bridge and follow Lower Avenue to the Coven Road. Along the avenue is a nice wooded walk where we found lovely feathers from an unfortunate Great Spotted Woodpecker. The picture was taken in 2005 and we had crossed Upper Avenue, half way along its mile length, while walking the Staffordshire Way on the March 2000, having a good view up to the Hall. (2904 views on Panoramio)

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Church of St. Paul at Coven (Grade II Listed Building)

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Church of St. Paul at Coven (Grade II Listed Building)

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Church of St. Paul at Coven (Grade II Listed Building)

11 Aug 2005

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Fox and Anchor on the Staffs and Worcs Canal, Cross Green

This looked a very inviting place on a very hot day! (2553 views on Panoramio)

11 Aug 2005

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Blowing in the Wind; Poppies in former waste field near Covern Heath Sewage Works

After leaving the Staff and Worcs Canal at the Sewage Works at Coven Heath, Bridge 69, we came to Shaw Hall Lane. We were to take the footpath across fields to rejoin the Shropshire Union Canal. Google Earth shows that the footpath and fields, towards the canal from the Sewage Works at Coven Heath, as being orderly and planted, but when this photo was taken in August 2005 the fields were waste with many large pipes laid out; it seemed to have been left untouched for a few years and some big project for the Sewage Works had been left in abeyance. The area had started to be colonised by wild flowers including these lovely poppies.