Posted in Architecture, Bridges, Trips at 12:00 on 27 March 2024
Continuing on (and still going clockwise) from my first post about Oxburgh Hall, this view of the moat and rear of Oxburgh Hall shows a jumble of architectural styles:-
I believe this was the original entrance but it has been extensively altered over the years:-
View of towers from courtyard:-
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Posted in Architecture, Bridges, Trips at 12:00 on 25 March 2024
On our way down south last May Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk was one of our intended stopping points. It’s a country house surrounded by a moat and was built by the Bedingfield family who have lived in it ever since though it is now in the care of the National Trust.
Parterre:-
Entrance gatehouse. Apparently only two windows are the same:-
The house has undergone several renovations/updatings over the years and betrays different architectural styles arising from each change. In the next few photos we move clockwise from the gatehouse round the building.
Gatehouse and bridge to courtyard :-
The room on the lower corner here is now the café:-
Due to internal reconstruction there is a floor running across the upper part of the lower windows here to accommodate the café:-
Large Window. One of the many updatings/reconstructions the Hall has undergone:-
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Posted in Bridges, Trips at 20:30 on 20 January 2024
The bridge is very close to Elgin Cathedral. It can be seen viewed from one of the Cathedral towers in the first photograph in this post.
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Posted in Bridges, Trips, Architecture at 12:00 on 17 January 2024
You can climb both towers of Elgin Cathedral (but take your time.) One of them contains the architectural exhibits and carvings from my previous post. Unfortunately you have to descend again to get up the other one.
But it’s well worth it as it has a viewing platform at its top.
Ruins plus (intact) Chapter House on left. Behind it can be seen the River Lossie and two bridges across it.
View of Elgin:-
View north through park area:-
View west. There is a garden just across the road here to the right of the gates:-
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Posted in Architecture, Bridges at 12:00 on 8 January 2024
You know I like bridges.
This one could be seen from Sueno’s Stone. It’s a pedestrian one across the A 96.
In Forres itself there was this impressive church, St Leonard’s:-
And an Art Deco style shop with great upper glazing and, partial “sunburst” metalwork on the roofline:-
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Posted in Bridges, Trips at 12:00 on 22 November 2023
The elegant Craigellachie Bridge was built over the River Spey near Aberlour (or Charlestown of Aberlour) by renowned Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. The village is home to the distillery which makes Aberlour Whisky.
I was able to go off the main A 95 road to take a few pictures of the bridge.
From other side of bridge:-
Bridge towers:-
Plaque denoting Thomas Telford’s contribution:-
Further information plaque:-
Bridge from modern road:-
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Posted in Architecture, Bridges at 12:00 on 14 October 2023
St Mary’s Collegiate Church, Haddington is a fine example of church architecture.
Church from approach path:-
The next two photos are stitches:-
The River Tyne flows past the rear of the church and under the Nungate Bridge:-
I assume at one time nuns passed through the Nungate on their way to and from the church.
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Posted in Bridges, Cinemas, Trips at 12:00 on 25 September 2023
Thirsk is a town in North Yorkshire. We’d never visited before so dropped in on our way back up from Knaresborough and Harrogate.
The Clock Tower in the market place was decorated for Remembrance Day:-
I spotted the Ritz Cinema:-
And this nice bridge over the Cod Beck:-
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Posted in Bridges, Scenery, Trips at 12:00 on 13 September 2023
In the grounds of Knaresborough Castle there is a board containing information about the gorge the River Nidd runs through:-
In the town itself we came upon the town crier relaying his news about the activities of various societies in the town:-
At the bottom of a hill where we were looking for an antique and second hand bookshop there was this bridge over the Nidd:-
The building to the left behind it is the Mother Shipton Inn. We didn’t bother visiting Mother Shipton’s Cave as it’s not really our thing:-
Views from the bridge:-
The antique shop and bookshop was behind where the first photo in this post was taken:-
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Posted in Bridges, Scenery, Trips at 12:00 on 11 September 2023
Knaresborough Castle and Knaresborough War Memorial both lie on a bluff above the River Nidd.
This was taken from directly beside the War Memorial:-
And this took in a wider angle in order to show the viaduct:-
Almost directly below the War Memorial there is a weir:-
Of which I took this video:-
This is a view of the viaduct I took from river level near the weir:-
And this from further on:-
A train moved across the viaduct while we were there:-
This is the road bridge over the Nidd taken from between the pillars of the viaduct:-
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