GC10XJT The Tibberton Tourist Trail (Back to Basics) (Traditional Cache) in West Midlands, United Kingdom created by markandlynn

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markandlynn: Soaked, very old tuperware, archiving before the nettles get out of control. thanks to all who visited and the resuscitator listing :)

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A cache by markandlynn Message this owner

Hidden : 2/12/2007

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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The Tibberton TT
A brief guide to Tibberton.
We hope you take the time to read the full cache page to learn more about this historic village.
Previously a multi cache converted due to many missing stages into a back to basics cache.
Enjoy!.

Our tour starts at Howle Pool, on the one side you can see the pool stretching backwards, hopefully as you are now reading this part you are parked on top of the damn which holds back all of that water.

Opposite is just what you would expect in a location like this an old water mill. Look closely and you will see a sequence of brick columns stretching towards an old windmill (Howle windmill) in the field opposite.

This windmill was used to pump water from nice clean Howle Pool into Tibberton and was set up by the village’s benefactor The Duke of Sutherland who is immortalised in the pub name of the Sutherland arms (known locally as the suthie).

Held as a local hero with a monument at Lilleshal the duke was held in less high regard in Scotland where he played a large part in the highland clearances.

As you drive into tibberton you will go over the river Meese on a bridge into the village. If you stop to examine this bridge closely the way the river flows will not look natural and the bridge has a bit too much Ironwork to be just ordinary.

There used to be plates here which where lowered to form a large pool which in turn fed the nearby paper mill with its water requirements up until 1912 making it the last working paper mill in Shropshire.

Up above the bridge dominating the skyline is Tibberton church built in 1842 in the perpendicular style with its attached pub (a common practice by the clergy) the pub is well worth a visit for food or drinks.

As you come through Tibberton you will see the roadside water pumps which are fed from your starting point at Howle pool. These were among the first such water pumps in the UK and probably helped reduce many issues with health in the locality as the paper mill was using the local river.

As we continue through Tibberton you will see the work of local sculptor John Foxall with the Iron horses galloping around and the odd shaped timber sculpture to the side.

On the outskirts of Tibberton we find the local high point providing great views back over Tibberton and with views towards the Wrekin and Telford in the other direction.

Please be considerate when parking in the village.

Enjoy