...................... as a result of the not-so-good 02 signal have condensed the last two days into one. This was an aquaduct, needless to say Victorian, which still straddles the modern A5, which has in itself been superceded by the M6. What next ?
........................... stopped at this delightful village Brewood. UInusual and rather showy front to a house. Lovely that the girl in the bakery told us what to look out for in the village and where her name and the name of her parents and grandparents had been scratched on the brickwork of one of the bridges !!
.............................. this is the view of the village on the way out.
............................. another one of the strange ornate bridges. These are usually where the canal, and therefore common trade, passed through the land of the landed gentry. These in return for a rent etc. insisted that a bridge reflecting their status should be put in place. Hence the odd ornate bridge in the middle of what is now, nowhere !!
.................... the junction where the Shropshire meets the Staffs and Worcs Canal. We took a hard left and are now on the S and W canal heading back to Great Haywood. First surprise was this cuttiing in the rock which is one way only with the odd passing place every 400 yards or so. We were lucky that we met no-one on the way through.
.......................... again it is quite a feat to have created this with the technology of the day.
............................ this evening we are moored in Penkridge and then tomorrow we are going to meet The Terrific Trio ...... Mick, Fee and Bert for a drink at a place about 6 miles onwards.
Looking forward to seeing you both x x
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