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Shrewsbury English Bridge, Shropshire added to Bridges in West Midlands by D0c.Col on 25/05/2023

Shrewsbury is a great place to fly but you will need to authorise a DJI NFZ RC unlock on the its West side (due to Copthorne Brks and RAF Shawbury) but you should be ok at this spot on the Eastern side. Shawbury rarily fly at weekends but worth checking with their ATC to be certain.

I parked next to the Shrewsbury Abbey as the carpark is free on Sunday.

The Shrewsbury English Bridge Info
The masonry arched viaduct that is the English Bridge crosses the River Severn in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The Grade II listed bridge seen today is a 1926 rebuilt and widened structure, that uses the original masonry from John Gwynn's completed design of 1774.
A bridge is known to have stood at this location since at least Norman times and historically was known as the "Stone Bridge". The original Norman construction consisted of five arches and a timber causeway. It had a large tower on the Eastern bank that housed a gate and drawbridge and supported a number of shops and houses.
The building of Gwynn's £16000 replacement commenced in 1769, and comprised of seven semicircular arches, 400 feet long. The 55-foot span central arch was built higher to provide headroom for boats, but unfortunately this resulted in steep approaches.
To resolve the issue a new design was approved in 1921 that lowered all the arches, converting the central one into a segmental arch and reducing the height of the roadway by 5 feet. The present bridge is 50 feet wide, and more than twice the width of Gwynn's original structure. The cost of this build was £86,000 and it was formally opened by Queen Mary in 1927.
The English bridge is one of two that forms the main east-west route over the Severn as it loops around Shrewsbury, the other being the Welsh Bridge on the opposite side of the town and despite its name both bridges lie within the English border.
Thomas Telford's Holyhead Road, dating from 1815 and connecting London to the main sea-crossing to Ireland used the English Bridge to cross the Severn here. The A5 now bypasses Shrewsbury and therefore the bridge's main role today is to connect the centre of Shrewsbury with the Belle Vue and Abbey Foregate areas of the town.

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Co-ordinates: 52.70687, -2.748788 • what3words: ///fruit.herbs.lofts
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 21/05/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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St Mary Church, North Marden, Chichester (By grandad1950)

Nestled in the South Downs is the rather unusual shaped tiny historic church of St Marys in North Marden West Sussex.

Dating from the 12th century it is a grade 1 listed building.

Good walking country around the church.

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Co-ordinates: 50.9391, -0.852658 • what3words: ///wicket.desktops.parsnips
Gardenstown, Gardenstown and King Edward (By kvetner)

Gardenstown is one of a series of villages along the north coast of Aberdeenshire, all characterised by a spectacular and precipitous drive down to the shoreline, and picturesque homes along the seafront.

I used the signed free car park to the east of the harbour. If you choose to park at the west end of the seafront, the roadway is often very narrow and has an unshielded steep drop to the seaward edge. It's especially hard to reverse along safely if you meet a vehicle coming the way, so I'd recommend not going that way.

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Co-ordinates: 57.67225, -2.338658 • what3words: ///everyone.huddling.deflate
Pennan, New Pitsligo (By kvetner)

Pennan is one of a series of villages along the north coast of Aberdeenshire, all characterised by a spectacular and precipitous drive down to the shoreline, and picturesque homes along the seafront. It's possibly the best known, due to being featured in the film Local Hero, but I think it's less interesting than Crovie and Gardenstown.

There was a "no drone zone" sign on the village hall, so I flew from a neighbouring beach to be discreet. But be warned: it's a really tricky and dangerous scramble across fallen rocks to get there.

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Co-ordinates: 57.67888, -2.260431 • what3words: ///crunching.written.decisive
Crovie (By kvetner)

Crovie is one of a series of villages along the north coast of Aberdeenshire, all characterised by a spectacular and precipitous drive down to the shoreline, and picturesque homes along the seafront.

There is limited parking on the seafront itself, but as there's not much space, the residents prefer visitors to use one of the two car parks on the approach road.

I flew from a bench next to the coastal park which heads west towards Gardenstown.

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Co-ordinates: 57.67911, -2.324332 • what3words: ///adjuster.shelving.swelling
Eynsford viaduct, Sevenoaks (By Venners07)

The Eynsford Viaduct is a nine-arched red-brick railway bridge built in 1862 that spans the River Darent and the Darent Valley in Kent. Standing 75 feet high, this Grade II listed structure carries the Southeastern Railway's Maidstone East Line between Swanley and Sevenoaks. It is a notable Victorian engineering landmark

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Co-ordinates: 51.36851, 0.202743 • what3words: ///farmer.clay.waddle
Footdee, Aberdeen, Hanover South (By kvetner)

Footdee, pronounced "Fitty", is a picturesque historic fishing village at the entrance to Aberdeen Harbour.

Despite the number of tourists traipsing through, it's a residential neighbourhood, so I suggest fly with respect to privacy.

It's probably a good spot to catch big boats entering or leaving the harbour, although it was fairly quiet when I visited.

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Co-ordinates: 57.14292, -2.071025 • what3words: ///loves.charmingly.patch
St Mary & St Gabriel, Chichester (By grandad1950)

A grade 1 listed parish church in the south downs village of South Harting in West Sussex. The village is a good base for walks on the downs.

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Co-ordinates: 50.96878, -0.884461 • what3words: ///unhelpful.paramedic.plunger
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough (By Keltoi)

Built around 1911 this bridge was used to transport vehicles, people and goods across the Tees.
Now no longer in use

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Co-ordinates: 54.58441, -1.228108 • what3words: ///magic.wage.bells
Daymer Bay, Cornwall (By CMDR-CHEVRON)

Small beach with open sky. Car park. Toilets. Absolutely gorgeous place. Entrance to the beach is down a medium-sized flight of steps. Best flown at off-peak, outside holiday times, as it is quite small. Locals were nice. Used by Dog Walkers. The beach is between two Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Not exactly sure why this is, but I was careful to fly in between them. Maybe nesting birds in the Spring. This coast is a haven for all kinds of wildlife.

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Co-ordinates: 50.55999, -4.925968 • what3words: ///branch.strays.recitals
St Botolphs Hardham, Horsham (By grandad1950)

This is a very fine ancient parish church dating from the 11th century in the south downs in West Sussex and is a grade 1 listed building. Well worth a visit to see the remains of ancient wall paintings thought to date from around 1100 inside the church.

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Co-ordinates: 50.94854, -0.522783 • what3words: ///reservoir.relieves.spends

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