Rivers

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Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Image from: Picturesque Views and Descriptions of Cities, Towns, Castles, Mansions and other Objects of Interesting Features in… read more »

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Canal Maps

Image: ‘PLAN of the intended NAVIGABLE CANAL from the TOWN of BIRMINGHAM into the RIVER SEVERN near the… read more »

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Charting the Severn Riverscape

Image:  Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District On… read more »

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Colebrook Dale

Image:The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn (1824). Harral’s views were largely based… read more »

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Views of the Severn

Conclusion

Image Welch Bridge Shrewsbury. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 The picture of the navigation that… read more »

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Holt Castle on the banks of the Severn

From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral

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Important Sources

Image:  Large barge by Loadroft Wharf, Ironbridge, late c19 A surprising discovery came with the realisation that… read more »

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Investigating the Severn

Image: Cast-iron memorial to trowman Eustace Beard at Benthall This is in part a personal story, but it… read more »

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Reflections on the Surface: reviewing the River Severn’s history

Image: Ironbridge in Telford Historians of the West Midlands have always recognised the importance of the River… read more »

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River Traffic

Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District In… read more »

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Shop goods and transit cargoes

Image:  Beale’s Corner, Wribbenhall Between 1660 and 1730 port books portray the upstream trade in shop goods:… read more »

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Snuff Grinding

Image: Snuff Grinding: ruins of the snuff mill, wooden gearing and water wheel, Golden Valley, near Tickenhill, Bewdley… read more »

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The Coal Trade

Image: Ironbridge Gorge late C19. Photograph from J & S Slater’s Views of Ironbridge and District Coal was… read more »

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The Decline of Snuff Taking

Image: Upper Pool used as part of the snuff mill complex, Golden Valley, near Tickenhill, Bewdley (late 20th… read more »

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The Severn Trade

Image:  Stourport locks (1770) This might seem a rich array of sources yet none covers the whole… read more »

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The Wrekin

Image: The Wrekin, from Cunde Park. One of the tallest hills in England, the Wrekin, a long-… read more »

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Views of the Severn

Understanding the Vessels

Image Stourport from below bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Bringing together the many sources… read more »

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Views of the Severn

Understanding the watermen

Image :  Gloucester Bridge and West Gate. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 An increasing awareness… read more »

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Varieties of Severn History

Image Bewdley from below the bridge. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 Analysing the Severn Navigation… read more »

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Village of Ashelworth, Gloucestershire on the banks of the Severn

From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral

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Work and Labour

Image: The Snuff Mill, Golden Valley, near Tickenhill, Bewdley (early 20th century) [Image from: Bewdley Museum] 2. Work… read more »

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