Bridges have been a popular theme for Sepia Saturday posts. So the challenge this week was on what to focus on - arches, rivers, stone detail, decorative designs. people looking down - A bit of all of all of these in my post. And I even managed to unearth some photographs I had not shown before!
Here the stone detail is the focus with a footbridge spanning the Leader Water on the Carolside Estate, near Earston in the Scottish Borders. Carolside House is an 18th century mansion with its gardens open to the public in summer.
Looking down, you can just make out the bridge in the middle of this photograph, taken when out on a walk up the Huntshaw Hill .
Also looking down -people on this covered wooden bridge in Kaprun, Austria.
Lattice work on this footbridge at Aviemore Rail Station in the Scottish Highlands.
An Archway and Pillars for this bridge over a stream in Lazienski Park in Warsaw, Poland, designed in the 18th century
Back to Britain
More archways in this charming vintage image of the Arches on the impressive Leaderfoot Viaduct, built in 1865 on the cross country route of the Berwickshire Railway between the east coast and the central Scottish Borders.
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| My father grew up in the village of Broseley, near Ironbridge, Shropshire, known as the birthplace of the industrial revolution with the world's first ever cast iron bridge, built in 1779 over the River Severn. Dad's father worked at the power house at Coalbrookdale, which meant a 35 minute walk each way each day over the bridge. The local historical society has been particularly helpful in my family history. The Ironbridge Gorge is now a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
Another historic distinctive bridge because of its design - The
Forth Rail Bridge, crossing the Forth estuary near Edinburgh is a celebrated Scottish
landmark, and a milestone in the development of railway
civil engineering,
Built in the aftermath of one of the most infamous railway engineering
failures - the Tay Rail Bridge disaster in 1879, it
was the first major structure in Britain to be made of steel and its
construction resulted in a continuous East Coast railway route from
London to Aberdeen in north east Scotland.
The
railway bridge, had the world's longest spans (541 m)
when it opened in 1890. At the height of constructive, it employed a
workforce of 4600 with the loss of 57 lives. It remains one of the
greatest cantilever
trussed bridges and continues to carry passengers and freight today. It
now has been given a World Heritage status.
Forth Rail Bridge photographs courtesy of Pixabay.
Until 1964 and the building of the Forth 'Road Bridge. the only other way for vehicular traffic, cyclists, and pedestrians to cross the River Forth was by a centuries old ferry service. It We lived 6 miles away and my father often travelled north on work, and left early to try
and avoid the long queues for the morning ferries - a real bottleneck
for everyone.
You get a glimpse of the River Thames here through this garland archway at St. Kathrine's Wharf in London. It was opened in 1828 as part of the London Docklands, but is now a marina area, popular with visitors.
Looking down from a hilly view point - the Skye Road Bridge in the Scottish Highlands It cannot be called historic, as it only opened in
1995, but the island is an iconic symbol of Scotland's history. The
bridge across Loch Alsh links Kyle of Lochalsh on the mainland with
Kyleakin on Skye with one pillar on the small island of Eilean Ban.
And if you hanker after the romantic route, singing "Over the Sea to Skye", you can still
cross by ferry from Mallaig to the south of the island.
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