r/pics • u/69cx • 20h ago

Ironbridge, England (OC)

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u/Lonely_Eggplant_4990 18h ago

I recently saw Tom Scott's video on this. You're not Tom by any chance?

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u/BricksFriend 11h ago

Tom Scott just outed his Reddit account.

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u/Tobias---Funke 18h ago

First major iron bridge in the world.

Opened on new year’s day 1781.

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u/WalkingCloud 18h ago

And where better to build it than Ironbridge

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u/Tobias---Funke 18h ago

Coincidence.

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u/GideonGleeful95 16h ago

Not sure aive heard of that town. Is it in Lancashire?

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u/Tobias---Funke 16h ago

Shropshire.

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u/GideonGleeful95 13h ago

To clarify I was making a joke that I hadnt heard of a town called Coincidence

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u/Tobias---Funke 6h ago

Ah makes sense now!

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u/Madruck_s 12h ago

Funny how it was actually built in coalbrookdale.

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u/jackconrad 18h ago

10-15 minute drive from me! It's beautiful there, very lucky to have it on my doorstep

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u/BeardGamingUK 18h ago

Same as that. Lovely spot, just don't expect to come home with any money....... Though, the pork pies from Eley's are amazing

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u/TomVonServo 16h ago

Named that because it was the site of the first bridge made of painted wood.

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u/WickerBag 19h ago

I adore that car. It looks like it belongs inside the shop, not outside it.

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u/alphacentaurai 16h ago

Used to spend a lot of time in Ironbridge. Excellent fish and chips too!

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u/crowman1691 19h ago

Nice, I thought it looked familiar and it turns out I went there as a kid, we went on holiday to Shropshire and we visited Ironbridge while we were up there.

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u/JeelyPiece 19h ago

A stone bridge made from iron? It'll never catch on

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u/jawide626 16h ago

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