Thats right folks, I'm back! *waits for groans to subside* xd
After a prolonged absence caused by the new college year starting, i finally have a chance to get back to gaia.
anyways, over summer, i went to the town of Ironbridge, in lovely Coalbrookedale, itself in Telford (being a UK citizen, getting there is an hour and a half drive! Whoooo!). which is considered to be the real starting point of the Industrial Revolution.
::HISTORY OF THE IRONBRIDGE::
"The world's first cast iron bridge was built over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in 1779. Not only iron founders and industrial spies flocked to see this wondrous bridge, but also artists and travellers. The Bridge had a far reaching impact: on local society and the economy, on bridge design and on the use of cast iron in building. The story of the bridge's conservation begins in 1784 with reports of cracks in the Southern abutments, and is brought up to date with the English Heritage sponsored work of 1999."
so now that you guys understand the significance of the bridges creation, onto the photo's!
The bridge itself. see that really dark building at the far end of the bridge, mostly cut off the photo? that was my hotel. my room overlooked the bridge itself, it was awesome. note that this image is not one of mine, but a good overview found on Google.
::MY PHOTOS::
Feel free to use these for whatever you wish, although it would be appreciated if you credited me, Robert Bloomer (In some cases, such as college projects or professional work, it will probably be necessary to do so)
with the formalities over, heres the snaps!
The Bridge - Photos of the Bridge Itself:
Blists Hill Victorian Town - There is an entire fake victorian town, built from rescued victorian buildings around from around the country. will explain more in next post:
(thats my sis in the last photo, outside the ironmongers (which unfortunatly was only just being added to the town, so the scaffold kinda ruined the whole effect...)(also, trust me to be the only one to dress for the occasion, i had a shirt, waistcoat, and smart, pressed trousers... which is probably why i ended up involved in far more of the roleplaying stuff than anyone else, and also why i got asked for directions so much sweatdrop )
Other Random Stuff - Findings in the museums, the worlds first working steam engine, etc:
There are far more photos than this, but these were the only ones i took with my camera phone (yes, i did take all of these, including the difficult looking shots of the bridge, haha (there was a fishing platform, and a path through the woods, so the "sitting on water" and "high in a tree" shots were quite easy (getting to them was the hard part! haha)
I will have a rummage through my parents photos and those on the digital camera to find more good snaps to add
After a prolonged absence caused by the new college year starting, i finally have a chance to get back to gaia.
anyways, over summer, i went to the town of Ironbridge, in lovely Coalbrookedale, itself in Telford (being a UK citizen, getting there is an hour and a half drive! Whoooo!). which is considered to be the real starting point of the Industrial Revolution.
::HISTORY OF THE IRONBRIDGE::
"The world's first cast iron bridge was built over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale in 1779. Not only iron founders and industrial spies flocked to see this wondrous bridge, but also artists and travellers. The Bridge had a far reaching impact: on local society and the economy, on bridge design and on the use of cast iron in building. The story of the bridge's conservation begins in 1784 with reports of cracks in the Southern abutments, and is brought up to date with the English Heritage sponsored work of 1999."
so now that you guys understand the significance of the bridges creation, onto the photo's!
The bridge itself. see that really dark building at the far end of the bridge, mostly cut off the photo? that was my hotel. my room overlooked the bridge itself, it was awesome. note that this image is not one of mine, but a good overview found on Google.
::MY PHOTOS::
Feel free to use these for whatever you wish, although it would be appreciated if you credited me, Robert Bloomer (In some cases, such as college projects or professional work, it will probably be necessary to do so)
with the formalities over, heres the snaps!
The Bridge - Photos of the Bridge Itself:
Blists Hill Victorian Town - There is an entire fake victorian town, built from rescued victorian buildings around from around the country. will explain more in next post:
(thats my sis in the last photo, outside the ironmongers (which unfortunatly was only just being added to the town, so the scaffold kinda ruined the whole effect...)(also, trust me to be the only one to dress for the occasion, i had a shirt, waistcoat, and smart, pressed trousers... which is probably why i ended up involved in far more of the roleplaying stuff than anyone else, and also why i got asked for directions so much sweatdrop )
Other Random Stuff - Findings in the museums, the worlds first working steam engine, etc:
There are far more photos than this, but these were the only ones i took with my camera phone (yes, i did take all of these, including the difficult looking shots of the bridge, haha (there was a fishing platform, and a path through the woods, so the "sitting on water" and "high in a tree" shots were quite easy (getting to them was the hard part! haha)
I will have a rummage through my parents photos and those on the digital camera to find more good snaps to add
