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](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0088.width-1980.jpg)
Sunset at the old bridge
![The former Severn View services](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0017.width-1980.jpg)
The former Severn View services
![Owl Telescopes](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0007.width-1980.jpg)
Owl Telescopes at the original Severn Bridge
![The Aust Pylon](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0038.width-1980.jpg)
The Aust Pylon and Second Severn Crossing
![The original Severn Bridge plaque](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0011.width-1980.jpg)
The original Severn Bridge plaque
![Pathway above the original Severn Bridge](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0061.width-1980.jpg)
Pathway above the toll booths at the original Severn Bridge
![Severn Bridge footpath](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0028.width-1980.jpg)
Barriers on the Severn Bridge footpath
![Street Furniture on the old Severn Bridge](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0030.width-1980.jpg)
Street Furniture on the old Severn Bridge
![Salmon Putchers in the Severn Estuary](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0039.width-1980.jpg)
Salmon Putchers in the Severn Estuary
![Hut on the bridge](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0036.width-1980.jpg)
Hut on the bridge
![The Second Severn Crossing](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0040.width-1980.jpg)
The Second Severn Crossing
![Warning](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0047.width-1980.jpg)
Warning
![Cheverons](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0056.width-1980.jpg)
Cheverons
![The original Severn Bridge](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0073.width-1980.jpg)
The original Severn Bridge
![Ornate gateway](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0100.max-1218x812.jpg)
![The mighty Aust Pylon](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0127.max-812x1218.jpg)
Gateway and the mighty Aust Pylon
![Pylon and windswept landscape](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0092.width-1980.jpg)
Pylon and windswept landscape
![Scene from Scrambler](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/gidsey/prod/media/images/Aust_Services_0124.width-1980.jpg)
Scene from Scrambler