Stuff with Place-names intertwined

[Forest Hillbilly]

The first bridge made of iron , during the Industrial Revolution, was coincidentally erected in a town called Ironbridge. Spooky. 😎

 

[ex hibitionist]

The first bridge made of iron , during the Industrial Revolution, was coincidentally erected in a town called Ironbridge. Spooky. 😎

it may be more of a case that when they decided to build one the town with that name seemed a good place to start?

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

it may be more of a case that when they decided to build one the town with that name seemed a good place to start?

I remember a visit to the Ironbridge museum many years ago when our daughter was very young and she switched off the power while a group of us were watching a short film. It all went black. Embarrassing. The place will forever be etched in my memory.
Anyway, the bridge came first in 17 hundred and something (can't remember the exact date) and the town, imaginatively named Ironbridge, developed around it.

 

[palace_in_frogland]

Apparently the structure was originally called “Great big metal thing that joins two places together”, but to shorten it, they just decided to use the town name.

 

[ASCPFC]

I remember a visit to the Ironbridge museum many years ago when our daughter was very young and she switched off the power while a group of us were watching a short film. It all went black. Embarrassing. The place will forever be etched in my memory.
Anyway, the bridge came first in 17 hundred and something (can't remember the exact date) and the town, imaginatively named Ironbridge, developed around it.

😉

 

[ASCPFC]

The people of Ironbridge had never been in contact with the outside world until the marvels of modern engineering. Yet, the indigenous population all died due to lack of immunity from the common cold. It was resettled during Victoria's reign and many of the survivors of Rourke's Drift settled there.

 

[StandbyPalace]

Crystal Clear

Whats my prize an FA Cup final ticket?

 

[Teddy Eagle]

The first bridge made of iron , during the Industrial Revolution, was coincidentally erected in a town called Ironbridge. Spooky. 😎

It's like when Lou Gehrig died of Lou Gehrig's disease. His parents were tempting fate there.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Apparently the structure was originally called “Great big metal thing that joins two places together”

imagine a town called 'railway Town'.........in Portlaoise, Ireland. A great long metal thing that joins two places together.

Remember Eagles........extra marks if the stuff seems to have feck-all to do with the place-name. So not Chicken-kiev nor Parma-ham. But yes for Beef-Wellington and Vichyssoise Soup cos when you visit the place the locals will look puzzled when you seek a shop full of it.

And another one : Savoy Cabbage.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

imagine a town called 'railway Town'.........in Portlaoise, Ireland. A great long metal thing that joins two places together.

Remember Eagles........extra marks if the stuff seems to have feck-all to do with the place-name. So not Chicken-kiev nor Parma-ham. But yes for Beef-Wellington and Vichyssoise Soup cos when you visit the place the locals will look puzzled when you seek a shop full of it.

And another one : Savoy Cabbage.

Does the town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania count? Maybe someone can confirm or deny.

 

[ASCPFC]

Does the town of Intercourse, Pennsylvania count? Maybe someone can confirm or deny.

It was named after an 80s Hen night.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

It was named after an 80s Hen night.

Glad it wasn't Iron Knob, South Australia.

 

[ASCPFC]

Glad it wasn't Iron Knob, South Australia.

Memorable, even if a little painful.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

I note Bombay mix and Bombay potatoes have disappeared from many Indian restaurant menus. Though a lot still have them, regardless that the place no longer exists. Probably the cost of printing replacement menus has something to do with it.