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AimlessWelshWanderer

Back to the for a today, From to . Pictured are:
- The Second Severn Crossing (don't make me say it's official name 😏 )
- A "Putcher Rank"; historically, baskets would have been suspended between these rows of stakes to catch fish .
- Looking along Windwill Reen, Llanwern Steelworks in the distance
- St Thomas' Chuch in Redwick showing the highest level the water reached in the "Great Flood of 1606".

The Second Severn Crossing: Looking along the muddy foreshore of the Severn Estuary, the brown water separating Cymru from England is bisected by the slightly arching course of a white bridge. Numerous pillars support the bridge, except for the central section which is suspended by two tall towers. In the far distance, the bright white suspension towers of the older bridge can be seen.
Looking out across the muddy Severn Estuary and to the Somerset coast, where green farmland gives way to the mostly white industrial buildings of Portishead and Avonmouth. Near to the camera, two parallel lines of old wooden staves emerge from the stone and mud of the foreshore and into the water
Looking inland from the sea wall: Looking along the course of a "reen". Thick reed beds line the bank of the shallow channel, initially hiding it's course from sight completely. Further on a metal sluice gate controls the flow of water. A series of narrow footbridges can be seen crossing the reen at various points. In the far distance the grey buildings of Llanwern Steel Works rise from behind a line of trees.
St Thomas' Church at Redwick: The stone wall next to the Porch of the church showing the level to which the water reached during the "Great Flood" of 1606. A Circle with a line through it marks the level, whilst below is inscribed "GREAT FLOOD, A.D. 1606". The mark is just below where the arch starts on the Porch Entrance, approximately 1.3M high
#Cymru#Wales#Landscape
Aug 22, 2023, 06:24 PM·Public
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