Around Bewdley, Worcs

Bewdley is a lovely place to visit, and following my walk, (see previous blog here), I decided to explore
I walked down the river,...

...past Lax Lane (Lax is an old Norse word for salmon),...

 ...and along Bewdley's riverfront.

The older houses on the opposite bank are more scattered.

 Bewdley's bridge over the Severn

This van was parked here. It's from Teddy Gray's - a famous local sweetshop - 

The tempting window display

Bewdley was very busy despite the drizzle.

Typical Bewdley archtecture

I went into the Museum. It  has free admission, and is well worth a look. 

Bewdley was famous for rope-making: I was interested in the knots...

...and the different types of rope.

Charcoal burning was common in the Wyre Forest.

An old local fire engine. 

Few museums have a model of a slaughterhouse (!) ...

... but Bewdley has a long tradition, associated with locally reared meat, which were sold at the weekly market.

Pieces of the old Bewdley bridge - I love the anchor 

Outside, there was a lovely garden,

...some of which was given over to herb growing.

Part of the garden grew over this, an air raid shelter, still in its original sitauation

Inside the shelter: this shelter, had an exit either end, and electric light because it was built for the postmaster, who was alos in charge of the telephone exchange. No bombs ever fell on Bewdley though, so it was never used.

The air raid shelter came in kit form, for families to erect for themselves

An old iron-worker's store 

Next door were some of the moulds. I can't work out what this one was for. 

The museum also houses some artists' workshops. I quite liked this straw horse.

The museum is well worth investigating - and yes, there's a decent cafe, for those who need a little more persuading. 

Today's walk. A continuation from yesterday. Park at the car park by the river, and follow the signs marked Ribbesford Circuit. 2 miles in total. (Click here to see the  Circuit) Afterwards, I walked into Bewdley to explore further.