Work on town's retaining wall completed

Work to stabilise part of a town's cliff-side wall, which started in 2022, has been completed.

Bridgnorth's Cliff Railway had to close for 14 months while the first part of the job was carried out and it cost the town council £750,000, leading to an increase in council tax.

That task was completed in 2024, but then further work was needed to secure the adjacent Castle Walk.

The town council thanked people for their patience and said Castle Walk had reopened.

On Wednesday, Bridgnorth Town Council put out a statement on social media to say it also wanted to "thank all those involved in the professional approach to making sure everything went to plan and without a hitch".

It gave special thanks to the contractors, "who many of you would have seen hanging off ropes to do the drilling and fit everything in place".

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is one of the country's oldest and steepest inland funicular railways.

It has operated for more than 100 years and transports people 34m (111ft) between Bridgnorth's High Town and Low Town.

During its closure, 14 of its 16 staff were made temporarily redundant.

Bridgnorth Town Council had to raise council tax by £8 a year after borrowing £500,000 to complete the work.

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