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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/203379929@N08/">Mainly Local</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/203379929@N08/54976019874/" title="Baits Bite Wier &amp; Lock. Blue Sky in Spring P1000869"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54976019874_799229c237_m.jpg" width="240" height="149" alt="Baits Bite Wier &amp; Lock. Blue Sky in Spring P1000869" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mr_underhill/">S_Sotomonte</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_underhill/54974253851/" title="iron"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54974253851_353ed6e2e4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="iron" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/203379929@N08/">Mainly Local</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/203379929@N08/54974325495/" title="Jesus Green, River Cam, Locks &amp; Weir. DSCF2780"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54974325495_367e5a4b66_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Jesus Green, River Cam, Locks &amp; Weir. DSCF2780" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/203379929@N08/">Mainly Local</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/203379929@N08/54967431741/" title="River Cam, Mid Winter"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54967431741_313c119961_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="River Cam, Mid Winter" /></a></p> <p>Bare Trees</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/newportcollier/">Mount Fuji Man</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/newportcollier/54956384237/" title="Ironbridge at war and peace"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54956384237_6ea2c52c1e_m.jpg" width="198" height="240" alt="Ironbridge at war and peace" /></a></p> <p>Double exposure done with the aid of Snapseed.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/newportcollier/">Mount Fuji Man</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/newportcollier/54955232056/" title="Ironbridge at war and peace"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54955232056_97d0c48d0f_m.jpg" width="198" height="240" alt="Ironbridge at war and peace" /></a></p> <p>Double exposure done with the aid of Snapseed.<br /> <br /> For We're Here group's visit to Digital Double Exposure.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/waterfallhunter/">the waterfallhunter</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/waterfallhunter/54947163887/" title="Bridge to Daylight"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54947163887_c0095de735_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bridge to Daylight" /></a></p> <p>This is an old Iron Bridge over Big Wills Creek in Keener Alabama. Its set in a beautiful spot.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jmsdbg/">jmsdbg</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmsdbg/54939436273/" title="Vértigo / Vertigo"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54939436273_c76f14e868_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Vértigo / Vertigo" /></a></p> <p>El puente cruzaba sobre mí, enorme, hierro iluminado contra el cielo azul oscuro. Desde abajo parecía imposible que pudiera sostenerse. Las casas se apilaban pequeñas bajo esa estructura monumental. La noche lo volvía todo dorado. El vértigo de lo construido.<br /> <br /> (De &quot;Destilando la luz en Oporto&quot; - <a href="https://jmsdbg.com/oporto/index.html?utm_source=flickr&amp;utm_medium=photo&amp;utm_campaign=oporto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">jmsdbg.com/oporto</a>)<br /> ________________________________________________ <br /> The bridge crossed above me, enormous, illuminated iron against the dark blue sky. From below it seemed impossible that it could hold itself up. The houses piled small beneath that monumental structure. Night turned everything golden. The vertigo of the built.<br /> <br /> (From &quot;Distilling Light in Porto&quot; - <a href="https://jmsdbg.com/oporto/index.html?utm_source=flickr&amp;utm_medium=photo&amp;utm_campaign=oporto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">jmsdbg.com/oporto</a>)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54935902049/" title="DSC01115 How To Get About in Shropshire"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54935902049_4dc244d1c1_m.jpg" width="185" height="240" alt="DSC01115 How To Get About in Shropshire" /></a></p> <p> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> Pictures were taken at a public event where it is assumed to be OK to publish on the internet. If anyone wants any photo removed from this set, please contact me, Bob, at dimparcio@protonmail quoting the file number eg DSC1234 and I will do so forthwith. Otherwise, if you like them and would like to download them, please do so.<br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54935901934/" title="DSC01145 A Walk Along the Canal"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54935901934_d7fc300bbb_m.jpg" width="162" height="240" alt="DSC01145 A Walk Along the Canal" /></a></p> <p> <br /> Picture taken with subjects' permission.<br /> <br /> <br /> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> Pictures were taken at a public event where it is assumed to be OK to publish on the internet. If anyone wants any photo removed from this set, please contact me, Bob, at dimparcio@protonmail quoting the file number eg DSC1234 and I will do so forthwith. Otherwise, if you like them and would like to download them, please do so.<br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54935856648/" title="I Wonder What the Lady is Thinking?"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54935856648_290b415fa6_m.jpg" width="182" height="240" alt="I Wonder What the Lady is Thinking?" /></a></p> <p> <br /> I don't think it's “He needs Ellimans Embrocation”.<br /> <br /> A Victorian poster on the wall of the New Inn public house.<br /> <br /> <br /> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54935902044/" title="Tinctures &amp; Potions, Pectorals &amp; Lotions"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54935902044_c59a282149_m.jpg" width="240" height="200" alt="Tinctures &amp; Potions, Pectorals &amp; Lotions" /></a></p> <p> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54935958200/" title="DSC01112 How To Get About in Shropshire"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54935958200_25a3de6a32_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="DSC01112 How To Get About in Shropshire" /></a></p> <p> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> Pictures were taken at a public event where it is assumed to be OK to publish on the internet. If anyone wants any photo removed from this set, please contact me, Bob, at dimparcio@protonmail quoting the file number eg DSC1234 and I will do so forthwith. Otherwise, if you like them and would like to download them, please do so.<br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dimparcio/">dimparcio</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dimparcio/54934781262/" title="Stone Crusher Demonstration"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54934781262_94c650e692_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Stone Crusher Demonstration" /></a></p> <p> Pictures taken at the Steam in Miniature Weekend at Blists Hill, 28/09/25. The streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town, near Ironbridge in Shropshire were filled with steam and smoke as miniature steam engines roamed around the town, giving an idea of what life would have been like in Victorian times. <br /> <br /> For more information, please see <a href="https://www.ironbridge.org.uk/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ironbridge.org.uk/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/stageshots/">Kenneth Champken</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stageshots/54936662282/" title="Ironbridge Shropshire England"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54936662282_9230c17826_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ironbridge Shropshire England" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/stageshots/">Kenneth Champken</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stageshots/54931846594/" title="Ironbridge Shropshire England"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54931846594_c2b34e04d5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ironbridge Shropshire England" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/203000967@N08/">_ks_photos</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/203000967@N08/54926459839/" title="Iron Bridge"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54926459839_a87e0ed84a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Iron Bridge" /></a></p> <p>Chiang Mai, Thailand</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dr_graham_beards/">Graham Beards</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dr_graham_beards/54914206338/" title="Ironbridge"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54914206338_c229277d21_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Ironbridge" /></a></p> <p>Ironbridge, England (watercolour)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/23522083@N03/">Patrick Cray</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/23522083@N03/54904668488/" title="The Iron Bridge 28.10.25"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54904668488_20ac7d2b03_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="The Iron Bridge 28.10.25" /></a></p> <p>The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.<br /> <br /> The geography of the deep Ironbridge Gorge, formed by glacial action during the last ice age, meant that there are industrially useful deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and fire clay present near the surface where they are readily mined, but also that it was difficult to build a bridge across the river at this location. To cope with the instability of the banks and the need to maintain a navigable channel in the river, a single span iron bridge was proposed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard. After initial uncertainty about the use of iron, construction took place over two years, with Abraham Darby III responsible for the ironwork. The bridge crosses the Ironbridge Gorge with a main span of 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m), allowing sufficient clearance for boats to pass underneath.<br /> <br /> In 1934 it was designated a scheduled monument and closed to vehicular traffic. Tolls for pedestrians were collected until 1950, when the bridge was transferred into public ownership. After being in a poor state of repair for much of its life, extensive restoration works in the latter half of the 20th century have protected the bridge. The bridge, the adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the Ironbridge Gorge form the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. <br /> <br /> Wikipedia</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/23522083@N03/">Patrick Cray</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/23522083@N03/54904532433/" title="Iron Bridge 28.10.25"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54904532433_6659235ae8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Iron Bridge 28.10.25" /></a></p> <p>The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.<br /> <br /> The geography of the deep Ironbridge Gorge, formed by glacial action during the last ice age, meant that there are industrially useful deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone and fire clay present near the surface where they are readily mined, but also that it was difficult to build a bridge across the river at this location. To cope with the instability of the banks and the need to maintain a navigable channel in the river, a single span iron bridge was proposed by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard. After initial uncertainty about the use of iron, construction took place over two years, with Abraham Darby III responsible for the ironwork. The bridge crosses the Ironbridge Gorge with a main span of 100 ft 6 in (30.63 m), allowing sufficient clearance for boats to pass underneath.<br /> <br /> In 1934 it was designated a scheduled monument and closed to vehicular traffic. Tolls for pedestrians were collected until 1950, when the bridge was transferred into public ownership. After being in a poor state of repair for much of its life, extensive restoration works in the latter half of the 20th century have protected the bridge. The bridge, the adjacent settlement of Ironbridge and the Ironbridge Gorge form the UNESCO Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. <br /> <br /> Wikipedia</p>

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