Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth is actually two towns, a high town and a low town.  The two towns are connected by a funicular railway, the steepest inland funicular railway in Britain.

Funicular Rail

Us on the funicular with Colin's cousin Rob and his wife Judi

The low town was once a thriving port on the river Severn.  The high town held the castle, the churches and the many fine 16th and 17th century mansions.

What's left of the castle leans at an alarming rate, more so than the leaning tower of Pisa.  The Castle was blown up in the Civil war by Parliamentarians.  Now there is only the leaning tower.

Bridgnorth Castle

Bridgnorth is also the starting off point for the Severn Valley Railway and we took a steam train trip with Colin's cousin and his wife from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster.  We got off the train at a couple of the stops along the way.  We visited the town of Bewedly and walked from the train station to the town and had lunch there and we also stopped in Highley and visited the railway museum which houses the train carriages used by King George during WW2 to visit towns that had been bombed. The train carriages were furnished modestly and there was a bedroom and meeting rooms.  The King didnt want anything fancy as he felt that wasnt right when visiting bombed cities.

Conductor on the train

The Royal Mail train. Same as train from the Great Train Robbery.

Engine in museum at Highley