The Washlands Weir

The most beautiful scenery around the flood plains of the River Trent at Burton Upon Trent. Situated at the towns main crossing. Once a 12rh century 15 ft wide crossing replaced by the modern construction in the mid 1850s. Two battles have been fought over the old one. In 1327 wirh Edward the second. And in the 1640s with Thomas Tyldesley becoming knighted for his charge over the famous arches. Just off the main bridge down the Meadow Road is some remnants of thd old bridge that were reassigned to some underground buildings of the old House nearby. See later pics. This is now fenced off. The are has some outstanding natural beauty and various walks in and around the whole washlands take you to either Stapenhill Gardens or down Meadow Road to the Firing range on the Island. This is a privately owned building and is electric fenced off to.prevent injury as local vandals have not been respectful of its uniqueness. Being of an 19th century smaller range to being added to during world war one for the area and indeed Canadian troops training in that war.

When crossing the Burton Bridge on foot, one cannot, not stop and admire the Washlands Weir ... here we see some canoeists on the left and the fish ladder on the right ...