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Tuesday, 2 April 2019

Autumn 1 - Postbridge, UK

Last year I managed to catch up with some autumn colour on Dartmoor for a couple of days.  I was travelling with an old friend, and we stopped at Postbridge, a tiny hamlet consisting of just a few houses, a pub (it was too early to check it out), a shop and two well known bridges.

The oldest of the bridges is a very well preserved example of a 'clapper bridge' which is thought to have been built in the 13th century! The other bridge is much more modern - being built in the 1780s!

Things tend to have a bit of history in the UK!

Clapper bridge closest to camera

Clapper bridge closest to camera


The modern (!) bridge


The clapper bridge


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14 comments:

  1. Author R. Mac Wheeler2 April 2019 at 03:13

    Reminds me of the Brit admiral telling the US admiral...you don't have tradition, you have habit.

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  2. Marcia2 April 2019 at 03:17

    Why is called a clapper bridge? Would it have had wooden railings? Beautiful scenery.

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  3. Anne (cornucopia)2 April 2019 at 04:08

    Fantastic photos Stewart. I like stone bridges. The scenery is lovely.

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)2 April 2019 at 04:21

    Beautiful place ... I have the same question as Marcia above ... guess I will visit Mr Google to find out.

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  5. Rhodesia2 April 2019 at 05:13

    Great photos and a 13th-century bridge is quite something. Cheers Diane

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  6. Marie Smith2 April 2019 at 07:30

    I always loved time spent exploring in the UK. These photos are beautiful.

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  7. Lydia C. Lee2 April 2019 at 07:38

    Great post! I had to google what a clapper was! 'the word 'clapper' derives ultimately from an Anglo-Saxon word, cleaca, meaning 'bridging the stepping stones';' (or Gaulish word for pile of stones)

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  8. Joyful2 April 2019 at 08:27

    Great photos Stewart. I've never yet had a chance to travel in the UK. All the photos I see tell me it's a place to go and I hope to get there one day. The countryside looks especially lovely.

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  9. Fun602 April 2019 at 08:29

    Really interesting post. I have not heard or seen a clapper bridge before.

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  10. Lady Fi2 April 2019 at 15:40

    Fabulous shots! Amazing to see that old bridge in such good condition still.

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  11. Daliana Pacuraru2 April 2019 at 19:58

    Wonderful landscape and mood! My best regards from Romania!

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  12. Margaret Birding For Pleasure2 April 2019 at 20:01

    Lovely English scenes

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  13. Valerie3 April 2019 at 08:18

    Wonderful captures Stewart - makes one want to meander down to the water's edge!

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  14. This N That4 April 2019 at 03:08

    1780's isn't all that modern..beautiful bridges wonderful landscape photos..Thanks for sharing..

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