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Stiperstones National Nature Reserve
by Richard Down

Track to Devil's Chair, Stiperstones

4000 years of stories
Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle
by Richard Down

Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle, Shropshire

The pool with no name
Pool with no name
by Richard Down

Three shot panorama. Mitchell's Fold, Shropshire

Manstone lighting up
Stiperstones National Nature Reserve
by Richard Down

Sunset over the Stiperstones, purple flowers on the heather just starting to come out.

Atcham Bridge
Atcham Bridge
by Alan Taylor

A former road bridge, known as Atcham Bridge (old) dating from 1769-1771, designed by John Gwynne of Shrewsbury for the County of Shropshire.

I clambered down to the spit of gravel and set up the camera for a long-exposure shot. Just as I opened the shutter, the largest cloud of midges that I have ever seen descended, making this one of the most irritating shots that I have ever taken.

Snowdrops at Blackmore Gate
Blackmore Gate
by Richard Down

Restored Lead Miners Cottage, Shropshire

Sun setting behind Black Rhadley Hill
The Rock
by Richard Down

Stiperstones, Shropshire

Michell's Fold Stone Circle at sunset
Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle
by Richard Down

Stapeley Hill, Shropshire

wooden soldiers
Linley Beeches
by Richard Down

The Linley Beeches were planted by soldiers returning from the Napoleonic War in about 1815, some have now fallen.

River Severn at Atcham
River Severn at Atcham
by Alan Taylor

The only church in England to be dedicated to Saint Eata, bishop of Hexham, can be found in the village. The reasoning behind the dedication is unclear. There is no written record suggesting that he ever came so far south. There is, however, a crop photograph from the 1970s of a field in Attingham Park showing the ground plan of a Saxon palace identical to one excavated near Hexham. "Atcham" is a contraction of "Attingham", meaning "the home of Eata's people". The church building dates back to the 11th century.

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Old Grit Lead Mine
Old Grit Lead Mine
by Richard Down

remains of 19th Century lead mine at Shelve, Shropshire

Golden grass purple heather
The Rock
by Richard Down

The colours of late summer at sunset.

Spring sunshine through the Beeches
Linley Beeches
by Richard Down

Linley Beeches, Shropshire

Sunset behind Manstone Rock
Manstone Rock
by Richard Down

Stiperstones, Shropshire

Pool with no name revisited
Pool with no name
by Richard Down

See photograph taken on April 1st, which makes an interesting contrast as the seasons change.

Tankerville Mine
Tankerville Mine
by Richard Down

The remains of the chimney and engine house of an old lead mine that worked galena to a depth of 1600 feet before stopping production in the 1890's.

Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Shropshire!
Most notably Richard Down and Alan Taylor.