A BRIEF FORAY INTO SHROPSHIRE

To the west of Stafford is a village called Haughton, home to the Bell Inn.

 

The Royal Oak in Haughton seems to have closed some time back.

The Staffordshire village of Gnosall comes next. Here's St Lawrence church (Creative Commons License).

The Shropshire Union Canal runs through Gnosall. By the canal is the Boat Inn.

Nearby is the Navigation.

Onwards now to Newport (Shropshire), a small town, painted by Henry Lark Pratt in 1857. This shows the High Street.

Here's a multiview postcard of the delights of Newport.

The New Inn in Newport, seen here in 2008, has recently become a Joule's house.

The Pheasant is another decent pub in Newport.

We turn north now (you can see the route here) to the village of Sambrook, where one can enjoy a few beers at the Three Horseshoes.

Northward to Market Drayton, a small Shropshire town. It's home to Joule's Brewery.

Joule's Brewery Tap is the Red Lion.

Further to the north and just in Cheshire, is Audlem Flight on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Now we turn westwards again, to another Shropshire town, Whitchurch. Here we can find the Shropshire Union Canal again.

Three views around Whitchurch station in 1987.

Shearings once provided bus services in Whitchurch.

Huxley's of Threapwood also served the town.

In 2010, Arriva, GHA and Helms were to be found in Whitchurch.

St Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch (Robert Cutts - Creative Commons License).

The town's war memorial (Harry Pope - Creative Commons License).

Time for some beer in Whitchurch. First stop, the Red Cow,

No cask beer in the Anchor these days.

Never mind, there's plenty of Joule's in the Old Town Vaults.

That seems like a good spot to end this post. Next time, we'll be back in Wales.