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- Día 102
- sábado, 11 de agosto de 2018, 12:00
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 135 p
InglaterraFoulby53°38’46” N 1°23’39” W
Nostel Priory, Take Two!
11 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We are staying in Wakefield for the weekend to visit Jacob and Jodie. Last time we were here, the house wasn't open, but it is today. The current family lives on the top floor, but the public can seeLeer más
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- Día 101
- viernes, 10 de agosto de 2018, 13:00
- 🌧 55 °F
- Altitud: 46 p
- InglaterraShropshire Union Canal53°17’17” N 2°53’31” W
Porters Row Houses, continued
10 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
In the 1930s, electricity and a gas stove were added. The parlor was used more often, such as on Sundays and holidays. The wireless became popular.
In the 1950s a small black and white TV was aLeer más
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- Día 101
- viernes, 10 de agosto de 2018, 12:00
- 🌧 54 °F
- Altitud: 46 p
- InglaterraShropshire Union Canal53°17’17” N 2°53’31” W
Porters Row Houses
10 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
These row houses were built in the 1830s and used by various workers and their familes. Each one is furnished to represent a different time period in which they were lived.
In the 1830s there was noLeer más
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- Día 101
- viernes, 10 de agosto de 2018, 11:00
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitud: 46 p
- InglaterraShropshire Union Canal53°17’17” N 2°53’31” W
Canal Life
10 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Navvies were the men who built the canals. They were not desirable people to rent to as they had a reputation for drinking, rowdiness, and thievery. So often they lived in huts near their workLeer más
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- Día 101
- viernes, 10 de agosto de 2018, 10:00
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitud: 46 p
- InglaterraShropshire Union Canal53°17’17” N 2°53’31” W
Life Aboard the Friendship
10 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Friendship is the name of a canal cargo boat that was owned by Joe and Rose Skinner. It was their home for 50+ years (until 1959), and we were fascinated to see their tiny cabin. They hauled mainlyLeer más
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- Día 101
- viernes, 10 de agosto de 2018, 10:00
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitud: 46 p
- InglaterraShropshire Union Canal53°17’17” N 2°53’31” W
National Waterways Museum
10 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Ellesmere Port is located where the Shropshire Union canal meets the Manchester ship canal. There are docks, locks, stables, cottages and canal basins. The museum includes one of the greatestLeer más
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- Día 99
- miércoles, 8 de agosto de 2018, 10:00
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitud: 525 p
- InglaterraMuch Wenlock52°35’50” N 2°33’33” W
Much Wenlock, Historic Market Town
8 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Not far from where we are house-and-dog-sitting, is a market town by the curious name of Much Wenlock. It was fun to see, and we were surprised to find out that Dr. William Penny Brooks started theLeer más
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- Día 98
- martes, 7 de agosto de 2018, 11:00
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: 276 p
- InglaterraCoalbrookdale52°38’29” N 2°29’38” W
Darby House, Coalbrookdale
7 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Because Quakers refused to swear oaths of allegiance, they were excluded from professions such as legal, medical, teaching, the military, etc. As a result, most were involved in industry, commerce,Leer más
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- Día 97
- lunes, 6 de agosto de 2018, 11:30
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 666 p
GalesChirk Castle52°56’7” N 3°5’22” W
Chirk Castle Gardens
6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The gardens were neglected during World War II. They were revived almost single-handedly by Lady Margaret Myddelton, who moved in with her husband after the war.
There is a beauty around everyLeer más
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- Día 97
- lunes, 6 de agosto de 2018, 11:30
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 666 p
- GalesChirk Castle52°56’7” N 3°5’22” W
More Castle Rooms
6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The library contains so many old books, including a Bible in Welsh. The owners didn't just collect books, they read them!
The Long Gallery contains the fantastic King's Cabinet, given by Charles IILeer más
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- Día 97
- lunes, 6 de agosto de 2018, 11:30
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 666 p
- GalesChirk Castle52°56’7” N 3°5’22” W
Chirk Castle State Rooms
6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Entertaining in style! Since the castle has been occupied for centuries, the rooms are decorated and furnished for different periods.
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- Día 97
- lunes, 6 de agosto de 2018, 10:30
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitud: 666 p
- GalesChirk Castle52°56’7” N 3°5’22” W
Chirk Castle, Wales
6 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Built in 1295 when this area belonged to England, it was a defense against Welsh invasion. Now it belongs to Wales since the border changed. Chirk Castle is remarkable for having been lived in forLeer más
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- Día 95
- sábado, 4 de agosto de 2018, 12:00
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: 217 p
- InglaterraCoalbrookdale52°38’7” N 2°29’27” W
Coalbrookdale: Museum of Iron
4 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
We learned all about the iron industry, and the uses of cast iron which made this area so famous. It all started with the making of three legged cooking kettles (more stable than four legs), andLeer más
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- Día 95
- sábado, 4 de agosto de 2018, 10:00
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 217 p
- InglaterraCoalbrookdale52°38’7” N 2°29’27” W
Colebrookdale Museum: Enginuity
4 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
This is another one of the Ironbridge museums we visited. It is an interactive museum of design and technology for children of all ages, even those in their second childhood! It was a fun morning;Leer más
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- Día 94
- viernes, 3 de agosto de 2018, 11:26
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: 292 p
- GalesLlangollen Station52°58’9” N 3°10’18” W
Another Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal
3 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This aqueduct at Chirk is shorter (both ways) but spectacular because of the railroad viaduct next to it. The canal also goes through a tunnel here.
Farther upstream at the beginning of the canal isLeer más
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- Día 94
- viernes, 3 de agosto de 2018, 10:26
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitud: 292 p
- GalesLlangollen Station52°58’9” N 3°10’18” W
Lovely Llangollen Canal
3 de agosto de 2018, Gales ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
This 46 mile canal is a very popular one, due to the Welsh scenery and the huge aqueducts that carry the canal over river valleys. The Pontcysyllte is the tallest navigable aqueduct in the world, atLeer más
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- Día 93
- jueves, 2 de agosto de 2018, 13:03
- ⛅ 75 °F
- Altitud: 174 p
- InglaterraCoalport52°37’25” N 2°27’53” W
St Mary the Virgin Church
2 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This church is located near the Tile Factory Museum. It is made of various colors of bricks donated by the local brickmaker, and decorated with tiles from the Tile Factory.
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- Día 93
- jueves, 2 de agosto de 2018, 12:03
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitud: 174 p
- InglaterraCoalport52°37’25” N 2°27’53” W
Some Very Elaborate Tiles
2 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
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- Día 93
- jueves, 2 de agosto de 2018, 11:03
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitud: 174 p
- InglaterraCoalport52°37’25” N 2°27’53” W
Jackfield Tile in English Homes
2 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Here are some displays showing how decorative tiles were used in homes.
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- Día 93
- jueves, 2 de agosto de 2018, 10:03
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: 174 p
- InglaterraCoalport52°37’25” N 2°27’53” W
Jackfield Tile Museum
2 de agosto de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
This is one of the ten museums of the Ironbridge Trust, housed in the old factory buildings. Decorative tiles were produced in Jackfield from early 1700s. We have always admired tile, and more so nowLeer más
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- Día 91
- martes, 31 de julio de 2018, 11:02
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 259 p
- InglaterraIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
Coalport China Museum
31 de julio de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Victorians loved their tea! This increased the demand for china. Coalport bone china was made in the Ironbridge area from 1795 to 1926. We saw so many beautiful original patterns, and learned how itLeer más
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- Día 90
- lunes, 30 de julio de 2018, 15:02
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 259 p
- InglaterraIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
Making Victorian Products
30 de julio de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Dean enjoyed seeing a project that a plumber did for fun. We also saw how molds were and are still used to make replacement pieces for old buildings.
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- Día 90
- lunes, 30 de julio de 2018, 14:02
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 259 p
- InglaterraIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
Victorian Childhood
30 de julio de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
During the Industrial Revolution jobs increased and the need for cheap labor meant more children than ever before were working. Legislation to limit child labor started in 1833, and more laws wereLeer más
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- Día 90
- lunes, 30 de julio de 2018, 13:02
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitud: 259 p
- InglaterraIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
Life in the Victorian Town
30 de julio de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Three houses showing different levels of society. The Industrial age helped many more people rise in status than previously.
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- Día 90
- lunes, 30 de julio de 2018, 12:02
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: 259 p
- InglaterraIronbridge52°37’42” N 2°28’53” W
Blists Hill Industries
30 de julio de 2018, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Some of the industrial areas on Blists Hill, and a portion of the actual Shropshire canal. The first boat is an ice-breaker: horses would pull it along from the towpath and teams of men would rock theLeer más