The other evening Richard Ford and I headed out to explore Aust in South Gloucestershire – site of the original Severn Bridge crossing from England into Wales. I’d seen Richard’s shots of the old Severn View Services building (once the site of the largest public cafeteria in the UK, but now an insurance call centre) previously on Instagram and was keen to get out there and have a wander around.
Sunset at the old bridge
The former Severn View services
Owl Telescopes at the original Severn Bridge
The Aust Pylon and Second Severn Crossing
The original Severn Bridge plaque
Pathway above the toll booths at the original Severn Bridge
Barriers on the Severn Bridge footpath
Street Furniture on the old Severn Bridge
Salmon Putchers in the Severn Estuary
Hut on the bridge
The Second Severn Crossing
Warning
Cheverons
The original Severn Bridge
Gateway and the mighty Aust Pylon
Pylon and windswept landscape
Scene from Scrambler