Sharpness is one of those places that's famed in the annals of public transport - it's at the mouth of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, where boats drop from the canal into the River Severn, and its also the place on the 'English" side where the Severn Railway bridge used to cross over to the Monmouthshire side. Alas - the railway bridge wasn't reconstructed after an accident which demolished 2 spans on the bridge on 25th October 1960. And the sea lock is quieter - much quieter - than it was in its heyday.

Half an hour to spare before our appointment in the nearby community of Berkeley gave Lisa, Gypsy and myself a chance to park at the picnic spot that looks out down the estuary and stretch our legs ...










"Snap"

(written 2011-11-25, updated 2011-11-27)

 Z200 - Places
  [3667] A modern area of Cambridge - some thoughts provoked? - (2012-03-22)
  [3654] On a sunny afternoon in London - (2012-03-15)
  [3631] Getting around Dublin by public transport - some observations - (2012-03-01)
  [3603] Another cold night - (2012-02-03)
  [3595] Looking up - (2012-01-27)
  [3393] Rodwell Trail, Weymouth - (2011-08-15)
  [3353] Off the beaten track - non-quite-so-tourist spots - (2011-07-10)
  [3330] A lot of exercise this week - (2011-06-21)
  [3297] A long day, a long journey, and families and similarities the world over - (2011-05-22)
  [3204] Two views of a war memorial - (2011-03-17)
  [3185] Day Trip to Hereford, in pictures - (2011-02-26)
  [3175] The Rhine in winter - (2011-02-19)
  [3070] Belfast, on a cold November evening - (2010-11-25)
  [3064] On the way to the course this week - (2010-11-22)
  [2985] Right place, right season - (2010-10-04)
  [2907] Dartmouth, Kingswear and Torbay - (2010-08-07)
  [2897] The Land of the Black Labrador - (2010-08-01)
  [2809] Frankfurt in 90 minutes - (2010-06-13)
  [2808] From home to Nurnberg - journey pictures - (2010-06-13)
  [2802] After the Perl course in Nurnberg - (2010-06-11)
  [2799] Nuremberg - some pictures - (2010-06-08)
  [2754] At Arlington and the Pentagon - (2010-05-07)
  [2733] Travel Troubles and Jesus again - (2010-04-21)
  [2624] Skyline and looking up in London - (2010-02-04)
  [2411] Further North - long summer days and lovely countryside - (2009-09-19)
  [2392] Lymington, New Forest - some pictures - (2009-09-03)
  [2387] to Clifton Down and Avonmouth - (2009-08-30)
  [2316] Guadalajara - a special tour of a lovely city - (2009-08-01)
  [2207] North Antrim Coast - a jewel thats well worth a visit - (2009-05-29)
  [2205] An evening walk in Carrickfergus - (2009-05-29)
  [1837] Alfred the Great - (2008-10-13)
  [1807] A sad town in the sunlight - (2008-09-22)
  [1804] Colvin and Carlisle - (2008-09-20)
  [1755] Istanbul - (2008-08-15)
  [1730] Punting on the Cam - (2008-07-31)
  [1715] Pictures from South Hampshire - (2008-07-21)
  [1714] Hillier Gardens, Hampshire - (2008-07-20)
  [1652] Old Sarum airfield brings back fond memories - (2008-05-24)
  [1639] Minehead Marauder - (2008-05-11)
  [1638] Pictures far apart - (2008-05-10)
  [1624] From Freddie the fallow - (2008-04-27)
  [1617] Steam Engines at Bressingham - (2008-04-20)
  [1590] All Change, Portsmouth Harbour - (2008-03-23)
  [1537] To Wales - where theres still a toll on the bridge - (2008-02-11)
  [1536] A Weekend in Liverpool - (2008-02-10)
  [1524] Nottingham - just text! - (2008-01-30)
  [1460] Christmas fare in Ljubljana - (2007-12-05)
  [1457] A day in Ljubljana - (2007-12-04)
  [1456] Right up to the top of the City - (2007-12-03)
  [1425] Melksham v Ely - (2007-11-09)
  [1307] Troy, up state New York - (2007-08-17)
  [1298] From Leeds - (2007-08-10)
  [1244] FolksFest Bristol - German beer, Bratwurst and music - (2007-06-24)
  [1229] Where am I? - (2007-06-11)
  [1204] Spot the difference - (2007-05-25)
  [1147] A picture (mostly in words) of Helsinki - (2007-04-14)
  [886] Signs of Leek - (2006-10-04)
  [778] Weekend in Ireland - (2006-06-26)
  [740] Finishing up in Dhahran - (2006-06-01)
  [730] Reading the newspaper and working with other restrictions - (2006-05-23)
  [727] A journey, an arrival, a people - (2006-05-21)
  [713] Pictures from my travels - (2006-05-07)
  [685] A couple of days away - (2006-04-15)
  [670] Architectural Heritage - Devizes - (2006-04-04)
  [403] Full circle - made it back to an old haunt - (2005-08-05)
  [218] Golden Nugget - (2005-02-17)
  [186] Lull - (2005-01-22)
  [92] Hard work, Hard sell - (2004-10-18)
  [70] Red Luas - early life and times - (2004-10-02)
  [66] A Taste or Ireland - (2004-09-28)

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