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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/163363024@N04/">Banburyshire Photos</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/163363024@N04/54822329657/" title="The fantastic &#039;smorgasbord&#039; architecture of Broad Gate, Ludlow, Shropshire."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54822329657_2eaf33305c_m.jpg" width="240" height="149" alt="The fantastic &#039;smorgasbord&#039; architecture of Broad Gate, Ludlow, Shropshire." /></a></p> <p>The only survivor of the original seven gates through the town walls, it has retained its 13th century drum towers and portcullis arch, but along the way has had 16th to 18th century additions - including the Georgian 'Gothic' on the left - turning it into a sizeable, stylish and very quirky house.<br /> Beyond it, through the gate, Broad Street climbs elegantly up to the Butter Cross.<br /> <br /> Not only is Broad Gate an eye catching building in itself, but it stands guarding one of the two loveliest entrances into the town.<br /> <br /> The once important north/south road passed through here, but one of the great incidental charms of Ludlow is that the town never grew in this direction. Approaching from the south on the B4361, the country road sweeps through unspoilt scenery, before dropping down through woodland to the narrow, medieval Ludford bridge - suddenly and unexpectedly, this is the sight in front of you, Broad Gate at the top of Lower Broad Street an the entrance into the town.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/arg_flickr/">ARG_Flickr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arg_flickr/54821787496/" title="Tunnel Vision"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54821787496_03732181e5_m.jpg" width="240" height="156" alt="Tunnel Vision" /></a></p> <p>Not Braunton steaming through the tunnel at Ludlow Station but the late running Cardiff to Manchester service. So late running that the steam excursion had been let through early and had been and gone half an hour early! And so late running that it terminated at Wilmslow and headed back to South Wales from there.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54820833710/" title="Ludlow 007"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54820833710_bc3548f564_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ludlow 007" /></a></p> <p>The Feathers Hotel</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/163363024@N04/">Banburyshire Photos</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/163363024@N04/54820733318/" title="The calm simple Georgian architecture of Broad Street, Ludlow."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54820733318_0fe24e6083_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="The calm simple Georgian architecture of Broad Street, Ludlow." /></a></p> <p>Although many, particularly in the higher parts of the street are much older, given a fashionable Georgian facade in the 18th century.<br /> Viewed from the inside of the Broad Gate, the last remaining gate into the town.<br /> <br /> I think there's some substantial early medieval engineering here. Here, inside the gate the steep slope has been reduced by cutting the roadway into the hill. The gate behind me appears to be on the original contour-line as the road leading up to it from the river has been raised; both together creating an even, steady incline, much more compatible for horse-drawn vehicles.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21946699@N02/">kyfireenginephoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21946699@N02/54820440663/" title="Troy OH Medic 15"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54820440663_1e8465f0ec_m.jpg" width="240" height="172" alt="Troy OH Medic 15" /></a></p> <p>Troy OH Medic 15<br /> 2024 Ford/Wheeled Coach<br /> Ambulance<br /> #641865 Model: MPV</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/21946699@N02/">kyfireenginephoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/21946699@N02/54820370664/" title="Troy OH Engine 11"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54820370664_415259ca1d_m.jpg" width="240" height="171" alt="Troy OH Engine 11" /></a></p> <p>Troy OH Engine 11<br /> 2015 Ferrara<br /> 2000 GPM - 1000 Tank<br /> #H-5745 Model: Cinder</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54819143326/" title="Saint Laurence&#039;s Church 002"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54819143326_c609c70322_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Saint Laurence&#039;s Church 002" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54819135621/" title="Saint Laurence&#039;s Church"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54819135621_86d389a0c3_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Saint Laurence&#039;s Church" /></a></p> <p>Saint Laurence's Church was established as a place of worship when the Normans founded Ludlow in the late 11th century. It is situated in the centre of Ludlow on the hill around which the medieval town developed. The church is a member of the Greater Churches Group and is the largest parish church in Shropshire.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54817555651/" title="Ludlow Castle 014"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54817555651_3821ff71ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ludlow Castle 014" /></a></p> <p>View from the keep</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54817140324/" title="Ludlow Castle 012"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54817140324_cdc14e1030_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ludlow Castle 012" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54817121258/" title="Ludlow Castle 009"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54817121258_10d0b7a6a9_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 009" /></a></p> <p>The keep has a vaulted basement, 20-foot (6.1 m) high, with Norman wall arcading, and a row of windows along the first floor, since mostly blocked. The arcading echoes that in the chapel and probably dates from around 1080</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54816864761/" title="Ludlow Castle 010"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54816864761_bd3ec14800_m.jpg" width="240" height="176" alt="Ludlow Castle 010" /></a></p> <p>The Castle Well</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54817195690/" title="Ludlow Castle 008"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54817195690_cb21bca8c4_m.jpg" width="165" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 008" /></a></p> <p>The Great Tower, or keep, is on the south side of the innermost bailey. A roughly square building, four storeys tall, most of its walls are 8-foot-6-inch (2.59 m) thick, with the exception of its newer northern facing wall, only 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) thick. The Great Tower was constructed in several stages. Originally it was a relatively large gatehouse in the original Norman castle, probably with accommodation over the gateway, before being extended to form the Great Tower in the mid-12th century, although still being used as a gatehouse for the inner bailey</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54815710953/" title="Ludlow Castle 007"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54815710953_a6fbdd0e8b_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 007" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54813899522/" title="Ludlow Castle 005"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54813899522_7e0ea742f2_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 005" /></a></p> <p>Inside the remains of the Tutor Lodgings</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54815007429/" title="Ludlow Castle 006"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54815007429_5b09551358_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 006" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54814988244/" title="Ludlow Castle 004"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54814988244_84347e065c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ludlow Castle 004" /></a></p> <p>The Round Chapel with The Great Chamber Block and Norman lodgings in the background</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/60978257@N04/">Augenauf1978</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/60978257@N04/54814982919/" title="Ludlow Castle 003"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54814982919_0284eed9a2_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Ludlow Castle 003" /></a></p> <p>The Chapel of St Mary Magdalene is a rare survivor of a church with a round nave (the chancel was rectangular, and only survives as a footprint in the grass).</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/arg_flickr/">ARG_Flickr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arg_flickr/54813688892/" title="Above The River"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54813688892_b3497f3aa5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Above The River" /></a></p> <p>A steep slope and vertical walls made the idea of storming Ludlow Castle from the river an almost impossible task. Siege was the usual way to take the castle!</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/arg_flickr/">ARG_Flickr</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/arg_flickr/54814796823/" title="Through The Arch"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54814796823_bf5c5c2127_m.jpg" width="172" height="240" alt="Through The Arch" /></a></p> <p>This headed to the steep slopes between the castle and the River Teme but allowed for a full circuit of the outer wall.</p>

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