Places of England: Bridgnorth (Season 2: Episode 7)
For this 7th episode of the 2nd season of the 'Places of England' series, we will be looking at the big town of Bridgnorth in central Shropshire. I will take a look at its special landmarks, such as Bridgnorth Castle, St. Leonard's church, St. Mary Magdalene church, Severn Valley Railway, etc. along with looking at its generic buildings too.
Bridgnorth, England
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1980: Bridgnorth street scenes, Castle, SVR, Cliff Railway, the river Severn
The boys spend a day in Bridgnorth in 1980. We walk along the river, around the alleys and steep streets, seeing all the beautiful old buildings, including Bishop Percy's House, home of the Bridgnorth Boys Club from the 1940s until 2003. The Old Town Hall, people painting the black and white timbered buildings, St Mary's Church, the Castle and park.Then Dad just had to spend some time watching the trains on the Severn Valley Railway at Bridgnorth Station. Then more wandering around, we see some of the old metal insurance plaques mounted on the walls of buildings, which are probably long gone now 40 years later. A quick sit down, and then it's back to the river and a ride on the cliff railway, with wondeful views across the bridge and the River Severn.
Technical info:
Shot by Dr Stanley Solomons on Kodak Super 8 film,
using a Eumig Mini 5 camera.
Digital transfer by on8mil in London
Post production in Adobe Premier Pro by Burl Solomons
Copyright © Burl Solomons 2019
Places to see in ( Bridgnorth - UK )
Places to see in ( Bridgnorth - UK )
Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The Severn Valley splits it into a High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. Bridgnorth is named after a bridge over the River Severn, that was built further north than an earlier bridge at Quatford.
Bridgnorth's town walls were initially constructed in timber between 1216 and 1223; murage grants allowed them to be upgraded to stone between the 13th and 15th centuries. By the 16th century, the antiquarian John Leland reported them in ruins and of the five gates, only one survives today.
Bridgnorth is home to a funicular railway that links the high and low towns, the Castle Hill Railway, which is the steepest and only inland railway of its type in England. Additionally, within the High Town is Bridgnorth railway station on the Severn Valley Railway, which runs southwards to Kidderminster. The ruins of Bridgnorth Castle, built in 1101, are present in the town. Due to damage caused during the English Civil War, the castle is inclined at an angle of 15 degrees.
High Town is dominated by two Church of England churches. St. Mary's Church, a church built in the classic style of the late 18th century, was designed by Thomas Telford; and is still used for worship. St. Leonard's was formerly collegiate, and Bridgnorth was a Royal Peculiar until 1856. It was subsequently largely rebuilt but is no longer used for regular worship. It has many community uses and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Bishop Percy's House on the Cartway was built in 1580 by Richard Forster and has been a Grade 1 listed building since 18 July 1949. It was one of the few properties of its type to survive the great fire of Bridgnorth in April 1646, and was the birthplace of Thomas Percy (Bishop of Dromore), author of ‘Reliques of Ancient English Poetry’. Other notable buildings in the town are the 17th century Bridgnorth Town Hall, a half-timbered building, and a surviving town gate the Northgate which houses the museum. Daniel's Mill, a well known watermill is situated a short distance along the River Severn from Bridgnorth.
Bridgnorth today is closely related to the towns of Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury. It is a traditional market town which retains its distinct position as a lively weekend trading settlement. Bridgnorth grew initially as a market town at the centre of a system of local radial roads linking it with more rural, smaller settlements. Many of these roads crossed Bridgnorth at the same point on the High Street as where the town hall now stands. Bridgnorth is connected to Shrewsbury by the A458 road, to Telford by the A442 road and Wolverhampton via the A454 road.
Bridgnorth has a bypass road, construction of which was started in 1982, and which now serves to relieve the town centre of the congestion it was once plagued by. Currently the closest towns with active railway stations on the National Rail network are Telford and Wolverhampton. However, Bridgnorth does still have a station on an active heritage line, the Severn Valley Railway. Bridgnorth station was not the northern terminus of this line when built, but the main intermediate station, being 18¼ miles from Hartlebury and 22½ miles from Shrewsbury.
The Bridgnorth Cliff Railway (also known as the Bridgnorth Funicular Railway or Castle Hill Railway), is a funicular railway which has operated in Bridgnorth for over 100 years. The line links the lower part of High Town to the upper part. The bottom entrance is adjacent to the River Severn while the top is adjacent to the ruins of Bridgnorth Castle.
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Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway
Bridgnorth Castle and Grounds
Rays Farm
Dudmaston Estate
Bridgnorth Town Hall
Daniels Mill
St Mary's Church
The Theatre on the Steps
Upton Cressett Hall
Old Mill Antiques Centre
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Bridgnorth, in reality, is two towns: the High Town (good views down) and the Low Town (good views up). Now connected by the steepest inland funicular railway in Britain.The Low Town was once a thriving port along the banks of the River Severn, while the High Town held the castle, the churches, and many fine 16th and 17th century mansions. Charles I, lost his head here completely, declaring the view to be
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Clip taken from the DVD 'Welcome to Bridgnorth', produced for and sold by Bridgnorth Visitor Information Centre.
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A TOUR OF BRIDGNORTH | TAKE A RIDE ON CLIFF RAILWAY, SEE CASTLE RUINS, & MORE (SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND)
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Hello My Peeps!
Welcome back to my channel. Today we stop in Bridgnorth. A town found in Shropshire, England. In this video we ride a cliff railway, see some castle ruins and learn a little about the town itself. The history, like in most of England, is really quite amazing. As much as I would liked to have spent more time there, I feel I hit the highlights in the short to tie there. I did include Bridgnorth's website should you want to learn more of the quint little town.
Fredrick and Skelly do make an surprise appearances@
Cheers,
Scott
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Bridgnorth Castle Hill Railway
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Bridgnorth - Something here freaked me out!
Bridgnorth is definitely a place to visit on your stay in England. In this vlog I take a look at St Mary’s church, Bridgnorth castle, the Cliff Railway and something here unexpectantly freaked me out…. watch till the end to find out what!
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Bridgnorth
our trip to Brignorth － Sorry if you don't understand Chinese! i was showing my Chinese friends how nice it is!
Below is a translation of the general Dialogue (funny isn't it?!)
0:10At the ticket office : - We're now going to experience going on a British steam railway!
On the train:
0:40 Girl 1: We're now at Kidderminster which is where our English friend Alex Lives, Wow this trains got a real old feel to it!
1：00 Girl 2: The seats real bouncy! Really cool! This is the first time i've been on a steam train, i'm so excited!
1:25 Girl 3 + boy + Girl 1+boy : It's also my first time on a steam train! And also my first time with Alex!
At Bridgnorth
02:40 - Girl1 - Where are we??!!
Why isn't anyone listening to me?!
03:25 - sweet and lovely, your smile is so sweet!
03:30 - we're now going up the cliff railway
03:45 - we're going in！
04：45 - we've arrived at a nice church
06:06- this place is beautiful, used to be a castle here.