A return to my spiritual home earlier today.

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While I was there I popped in Eley's pie shop for a coffee and a sausage roll #Ironbridge #Shropshire

The 2nd of my visits was Ironbridge, somewhere I never bern before where I stopped at lunchtime #Ironbridge #Shropshire

A two-fingered metal fingerpost (hopefully made of iron, given the location), with one pointing left and one right. The left one reads 'Quaker Burial Ground'. To the right: 'Derby Houses; Museum of Iron 1/4, Enginuity 1/4. There are several waymarking stickers on the pole, and bushes in the background.

In the week that the @nationaltrust.org.uk formally took over from the #Ironbridge Gorge #Museums Trust, a topical entry for #FingerpostFriday: a functional two-fingered number directing the visitor to some of Coalbrookedale's many points of interest.

📷 My own, from 2020.

“Conversations with The Father” (part 6) “Dear Diary”, 27th February 2026

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"Knowing my old friend will be here soon. I’ll hear his footsteps before I see the outline of his shadow in this damned mist or the smell of a freshly lit cigarette"

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A muddy walk for a muddled mind (in the company of some beautiful souls) “Dear Diary”, 26th February 2026

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A rambling musing (plus additional photos) from my Sunday walk through Ironbridge with some new found friends (and two goats!)

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We're on Severnside in Ironbridge, close to Eustace Rogers' old coracle workshop, where a yellow Sportsmark Beehive grit bin, the word famous Ironbridge, and the River Severn can be seen side-by-side, together in perfect harmony! 😮

🎶 And like a bin next to troubled water,
I will lay grit down 🎶

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Today, we're in Wesley Road, Ironbridge, close to the Golden Ball pub, where a yellow Sportmark Beehive grit bin stands between two posts in a small, roadside shrubbery overlooking some garages and an area of hardstanding in this hilly area of the town. In the background, the distinctive spire of the Gothic, Victorian-era Wesleyan Infants school can be seen. It was built in 1858, and is now private housing. If you're ever in the area, I recommend walking towards the garages and turning left through the metal pagoda into the delightful, and little-known Galleon Park (which takes its name from a wooden ship that was constructed here as a feature... but has since rotted away!).

🎶 Oh, oh I'm trapped,
Like a bin between two posts,
I can't get out, see I'm trapped,
Can't you see I'm underused,
I can't get out! 🎶

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As the clock struck 12 today in my spiritual home of #Ironbridge (and some mint chocolate toffees 😋)

A walk through, wisteria-clad pergola in the terraced public garden in Ironbridge. It lies between the Madeley Road and Bedlam Furnaces.

The secret garden: a ten minute walk from the #Ironbridge, and not a soul in sight!

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Chips “Dear Diary”, 16th February 2026

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Some rambling musings (and a raft of images) from today's birthday trip to my spiritual home of Ironbridge

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A birthday treat (in more ways than one)

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People watching in my dreams “Dear Diary”, 13th February 2026

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Half Man Half (Chocolate) Biscuit “Dear Diary”, 2nd February 2026

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I attend a local men's mental health group every Monday, and here's some silly, irreverent words from tonight's meeting, and some Half Man Half Biscuit lyrics 🙃

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The Select 96 bus (in a rather fetching, if filthy, orange and white livery) pauses at the Wharfage in Ironbridge on its way from Shrewsbury to the Telford shopping centre. £3 a go, and an absolute bargain!

Another trip from #Shrewsbury to #Ironbridge on the 96 Select bus today. Arrived in the Gorge a full 5 minutes early; 13 minutes late on the way back, but I and the other 3 passengers were treated to a thrilling ride through the delightful Severn Valley (which made up some time). ✅

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Ironbridge tails with a dog called "Bear" "Dear Diary", Thursday 29th January 2026

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I returned to my spiritual home yesterday and among other delights, I had the pleasure of taking "Bear" for a walk in my favourite place in all the world

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A second hand book treat today (and some mint chocolate eclairs 😀)

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As the flood water had receded (and the sun was shining) I treated myself to my first trip of the year to my spiritual home.

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New year.

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I grew-up near here, it's at the heart of the area, well worth a visit, fabulous bridge and valley!

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A large river having burst its banks, covering the riverside path and lapping at the door of a Victorian gothic brick building. There is woodland on the far bank.

Feb 2020: the Museum of the Gorge, #Ironbridge about to be flooded again, whilst still recovering from the previous flood. Seeing it happen in person was a start reminder of the increasing threat water ingress poses to historic buildings. #MuseumMonday #RiverSevern #Flooding #Shropshire
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Happy Caturday, who doesn't need a full size tiger in their living room?
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Happy Caturday from a three-legged beauty.
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Here's a little photo from the #Ironbridge Christmas lights switch on.

My beautiful spiritual home of Ironbridge earlier this afternoon.

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