For those who are interested in the technical details:
The Hay Inclined Plane connects the canal at Blists Hill with the canal at Coalport, lifting boats 63m using a combination of steam power and gravity. The inclined plane was opened in 1792 and remained in use until the end of the nineteenth century. It survives today as one of the most impressive structures of its type in the country. Spectacular views of this monument can be had from the bottom at Coalport; it is also well worth the walk to the end of the canal at Blists Hill to see the remains of the basin and the base of the steam winding engine at the top.
Tags: Blists Hill, Blists Hill Museum, Hay Incline Plane, Ironbridge, Shutterchance, Shutterchance meet up
Happiness depends upon ourselves.
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Tags: Bee, Dudmaston Hall, Flower, National Trust
Kirs… A Fairy Among fairies….
Dani created this picture from a portrait that I took of myself (the sub title is hers).
It is interesting that many people over the years I have called me a faerie…
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
Tags: Art, Cherie's Place, Garden, Magic, me, PhotoHunt, Portrait, Self Portrait
“Two Steeples”
PURE WOOL
UNDERWEAR
WILL NOT SHRINK.
Tags: Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shutterchance meet up, Signs
