By Chris Guy posted on 3 Jun 2017 in Rural

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.

Suspension bridge silhouetted against a golden sunset, its tall towers and cables spanning a tranquil landscape with trees in the foreground.

Sunset at the old bridge

Black-and-white photo of a low modernist building with repeated windows, set behind a wide grassy lawn under an overcast sky.

The former Severn View services

Black-and-white image of a coin-operated viewing telescope on a metal railing, graffiti on the rail, with blurred trees and a distant bridge beyond.

Owl Telescopes at the original Severn Bridge

Steel lattice electricity pylon on concrete piers in a broad estuary, power lines stretching across calm water towards a distant road bridge beneath a cloudy, muted sky.

The Aust Pylon and Second Severn Crossing

Weathered stone dedication plaque for the Severn Bridge, mounted on a graffiti-scarred metal stand on a concrete forecourt with a low stone wall and cloudy sky.

The original Severn Bridge plaque

Concrete staircase with metal railings rising through dense green trees and bushes to a lamppost at the top beneath an overcast sky.

Pathway above the toll booths at the original Severn Bridge

Orange plastic road barriers block a country lane beside a hedgerow, with a distant electricity pylon under a cloudy sky.

Barriers on the Severn Bridge footpath

Empty road with white barriers and a tall blue lamppost beside a small gated crossing, backed by a grassy green hill under a cloudy sky.

Street Furniture on the old Severn Bridge

Black-and-white aerial view of tidal mudflats, meandering channels and rows of wooden stakes marking the shoreline and textured mud.

Salmon Putchers in the Severn Estuary

Small white beach kiosk behind metal railings on a deserted seafront road under a heavy cloudy sky, with a tall blue lamppost to the left.

Hut on the bridge

Long bridge stretching across calm sea at dusk, a thin pale horizon beneath brooding grey clouds, with faint power lines cutting the sky.

The Second Severn Crossing

Warning

Warning

A barrier with a red-and-white chevron sign blocks the end of a concrete walkway beside a tall concrete wall, trees beyond.

Cheverons

A blurred car speeds across a bridge beneath a dramatic cloudy sky; tall lampposts line the road with distant hills and a strip of sunset.

The original Severn Bridge

Red iron gate padlocked across a country track, flanked by trees, a car beyond and moody cloud-filled sky overhead.
Black-and-white scene: a tall electricity pylon and silhouetted trees set beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky over flat fields.

Gateway and the mighty Aust Pylon

Golden sunset over a rural field, silhouetted trees and a tall electricity pylon with power lines across the sky.

Pylon and windswept landscape

Vivid sunset paints the sky purple, pink and gold above a silhouetted suspension bridge, power pylons and trees on the horizon.

Scene from Scrambler

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