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EPPING FOREST OUTDOOR GROUP
After the visit to Blists Hill by those members of the group who arrived early, we checked in at the Youth Hostel with the later arrivals, and took another walk around the town. The following morning, 7th April, we visited the Tar Tunnel and the Iron Bridge itself before leaving to pick up the boats at Whittington. Over the next couple of days we navigated from there to Llangollen and back, taking in the Chirk Tunnel and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct en route.
The Youth Hostel at Coalport - April 2007
Ironwork on the Iron Bridge 
Gill and Fred at Ironbridge - 6 April 2007
The Iron Bridge 
The River Severn from the Iron Bridge at Coalbrookdale 
Evening meal at the Youth Hostel 
And after the meal, Fred tries to create a magic sphere (alright - click here!) 
The entrance to the Tar Tunnel 7th April
As we were not due to pick up the narrowboats until the afternoon, we had time in the morning to have a short walk, visiting the Tar Tunnel on the way. This brick-lined tunnel was built to access the natural bitumen that was used for pitch, lamp black and rheumatic remedies. The tar still oozes through the walls.
Adjacent to the entrance to the Tar Tunnel is the The Hay Inclined Plane, which lifted boats 63m from canal at Coalport to the canal at Blists Hill.
The Hay Inclined Plane - the entrance to the Tar Tunnel is to the right 
The Tar Tunnel at Coalport, where bitumen was mined 
The Pottery Kiln
The Shropshire Canal with the Pottery Kiln to the left...........................................
