RHH's photos with the keyword: shropshire

When in Chester we not only walked the city walls but walked along the Shropshire Canal outside the walls. We walked to the locks that connect the canal to the River Dee. The canal runs for 66 miles through the counties of Staffordhire, Shropshire and Cheshire.

When in Chester in Shropshire as part of a tour arranged by the conference we were attending, we walk a good part of the city walls, the oldest and most complete city walls in Britain. The walk is about two miles and the walls were begun by the Romans between 70 and 80 A.D to protect the fortress of Deva Victrix.

While attending a conference in Shropshire, we went on an arranged tour to the city of Chester where we walked the walls, had a guided tour, led by a man dressed as a 16th Century Shropshire archer and spent a pleasant though rainy day.

One of the arranged tours during the conference we attended in England was to the city of Chester. There we walked the old city walls and had a tour of the city lead by a man dressed as a Shropshire archer. The photo here is of the Eastgate Clock, a Chester landmark, from the city wall. The clock was actually built in 1899 but commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

The Iron Bridge was built in 1781 at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. It was designed by Thomas Prtichard and built by Abraham Darby III. It is made of cast iron, is 100 feet long and spans the River Severn at the heart of Ironbridge Gorge in the town of Ironbridge. We visited there as part of tour arranged by the conference we were attending.

This is Ironbridge Gorge looking east from the old cast iron bridge that crosses the River Severn at the town of Ironbridge. The bridge was built in 1781 at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and is a major tourist attraction.

When we were in England last summer for a conference we arrived almost a whole day early and after visiting the city of Shrewsbury, went on to hike in the Shropshire Hills. We hiked in Carding Mill Valley and had a pleasant day there, though a lot of people were out.

This small waterfall is one of the highlights of Carding Mill Valley in the Shropshire Hills near Church Stretton. We hiked in the area after visiting the city of Shrewsbury and going on to a conference that began later in the day.

This is Shrewsbury Abbey, which we visited while in England for a conference. We had a day to ourselves and spent the day in Shrewsbury and the Shropshire Hills.

Taken inside Shrewsbury Abbey, this is the tomb of Sir Arthur Onslow, Speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Queen Anne.

Before traveling to Normandy we were in England for a week for a conference. The conference was in Shropshire and we spent a day before the conference in Shrewsbury and in the Shropshire Hills. I had long wanted to visit Shropshire to see the abbey and the castle after reading the Cadfael Chronicless of Ellis Peters, set in Shrewsbury in the 12th century during the Anarchy and featuring a monk at the abbey, Brother Cadfael. This photo was taken from the castle walls, from Laura's Tower, and overlooks part of the town of Shrewsbury and the River Severn.

Before going to France we were in England for a week for a conference in Shropshire. We had a day before the conference and spent it in Shrewbury and in the Shropshire Hills. This photo was taken at the Castle Gates in Shrewsbury.