Iron Bridge

[Ralph Turner]

In recent months I've been looking back through a lot of film-based photos from my archive. Quite a lot are 6x4.5 transparencies in sleeves that have barely seen the light of day since the time when they were taken, hiding away in in sleeves in a folder. It's been rather nice seeing again views from yesteryear. Here are a few from Iron Bridge Gorge from 2002 that I hope you might like. Taken with my ETRSi and, most likely the 75mm PE lens, on Provia RDPIII.

 

[Brian Moore]

I always find bridges to be a compelling photographic subject. Nice to see these.

 

[Pete Askew]

Indeed. And I like the mix of view and detail. It is an iconic structure isn't it. I especially like the view in the forth image, more so that the first in fact, but that is because I have a personal preference for landscape orientation (I find it compositionally more satisfying in most cases) as well as square format.

 

[Ralph Turner]

@Brian Moore, @Pete Askew, thank you. I’d like to visit this area again sometime, it’s present day beauty in stark contrast to it’s industrial hay day.

 

[Hamish Gill]

We went there last year. The Blists Hill living museum nearby is really worth a visit

Great shots of the bridge. I took some but it seems I didn’t keep any, which probably means they were crap. No.2 is especially good!

 

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks @Hamish Gill . We visited the museum at the time I took these pics, great place indeed. I don’t know if they still do them, but the bread rolls made and baked in in the museum’s bakery were absolutely delicious

 

[Tom Aspin]

Thanks @Hamish Gill . We visited the museum at the time I took these pics, great place indeed. I don’t know if they still do them, but the bread rolls made and baked in in the museum’s bakery were absolutely delicious

We were there last week, and can report that fresh rolls are still available

 

[Pete Askew]

Some decades back we visited the museum there and bought some iron shelf bracket designed with a circular element to reflect the design of the 'brackets' used on the bridge.

 

[Ralph Turner]

We were there last week, and can report that fresh rolls are still available

Ah good to hear, Tom, thanks!

 

[Ralph Turner]

Some decades back we visited the museum there and bought some iron shelf bracket designed with a circular element to reflect the design of the 'brackets' used on the bridge.

Sounds interesting. If the brackets are made even half as well as the bridge, that must make for some sturdy, dependable(and attractive) shelves!

 

[Pete Askew]

They were quite striking (and sturdy). Sadly they were sold with the house.