The weather is still holding out for us. We wanted a quiet morning and surprised ourselves by waking up at 9am, a record late time for our current trip. We stayed at the site and did an exercise session in the morning and then had an early lunch.
We walked a short distance to another National Trust property called Benthall Hall. Not as large as some of the other places we have been to but very enjoyable for a visit, especially in the sunshine.
The house was full of Tudor era carving and furniture. Unsurprisingly the house was owned by the Benthall family and still is used by the family occasionally.
Later we walked into Broseley, a small town that has an industrial heritage like Ironbridge. John 'Iron Mad' Wilkinson lived here and made his fortune making iron and iron products. He was involved in the project to build Ironbridge, he manufactured the first precision boring machine that enabled the repeated building of iron products to feed the industrial revolution. He also made the first iron boat. The particular interest in John Wilkinson was that he owned Castle Head, at Lindale near Grange over Sands and he was buried there. There is an iron monument to him in Lindale.
During our walk it started to rain and we took shelter in a cafe. We had a cup of tea whilst the shower passed. The cafe wasn't a fancy place for sure but we paid £1 for a mug of tea. What a good price, every hot drink in every other cafe seems to cost £2+. It's a bit sad that we are so surprised to get a hot drink at a sensible price, bearing in mind that a tea bag must cost less than 5p. Us polite members of the general public seem to accept paying grossly over the odds for our drinks......why?
A quiet day today....it must be if I'm talking about tea bags.
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