Anyone who has cruised along the Shropshire Union Canal will be aware of Audlem, with it's flight of 15 locks and the attractive Shroppie Fly pub right beside the canal. For many years we never ventured beyond that classic canalside pub.
However, over the years, as the Shroppie Fly has gone through difficult times, we've tried the other pubs in the village. As befits the name, the Bridge Inn is the nearest to the canal, but is not visible from the cut, even though it is next to the bridge!
So, despite first visiting Audlem in 1981, the first recorded visit to the Bridge Inn was at lunchtime on Wednesday 11th September 2002.
A reasonably comfortable Marston's pub that did food - just what we needed.
Our next visit was another lunchtime stop on Monday 29th August 2005.
I don't think that it had been redecorated, the colour difference is due to the vagaries of photos in bright and overcast conditions (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)
Although we visited Audlem several more times it wasn't until Monday 8th August 2016 that we revisited the Bridge Inn (again for lunch).
This is the rear approach to the pub from the canal showing the (fairly recent, but don't know when) extension. Still the same character as previously.
Our most recent visit was on Tuesday 4th September 2018 for yet another lunchtime stop.
The pub was largely unchanged and as pleasant as ever.
The difference in the 2005 picture is definitely related to the conditions and the camera. The hanging pub sign shows this perfectly. Another good enjoyable post. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that...and thanks for reading.
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