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This stamp belongs to the 2011 series A to Z Britain. Taken from here:
Ironbridge is a village on the River Severn, at the heart of the Ironbridge Gorge, in Shropshire. It lies in the civil parish of The Gorge, in the borough of Telford and Wrekin. Ironbridge developed beside, and takes its name from, the famous Iron Bridge, a 30 metre cast iron bridge that was built across the river there in 1779. The bridge was the first cast iron arch bridge in the world.
I got recently the stamp on the back of a postcard sent by John (the UK), showing an older view of the same bridge:
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| The Iron Bridge, 1779 From an engraving by Michael Angelo Rooker, 1782 |
This is a post for Sunday Stamps. The theme today is Bridges.
It still amazes me how a bridge built in the late 1700s is still functional whereas some bridges built in the late 1900s are needing so many repairs. People took greater care with their work.
ReplyDeleteIt's also cool to see how much the vegetation has grown!
The landscapes seem different. At first sight I wasn't sure they were the same bridge!
DeleteWhat an interesting bridge! And the fact that it was built in 1700's makes it amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd old one, and resisting!
DeleteThank you for sharing!
ReplyDelete:) You're welcome.
DeleteGreat matching postcard and stamp. I love that set of stamps, so creative.
ReplyDeleteThose would be perfect for an alphabet project! I got some of them around the date of issue.
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