As it was our anniversary on Monday we decided to visit Jupiter Artland, a Sculpture Park and Art venue near Wilkieston in West Lothian.

At present it is hosting an exhibition of paintings/drawings by Tracey Emin under the collective title “I Lay Here For You.” These smaller works were split between the Ballroom and an exhibition space in the Park’s Steadings. I must say I’m not taken with Emin’s painting/drawing skills. The best bit about the Ballroom was the building’s ceiling.

The garden outside the Ballroom was pleasantly planted:-

There’s what looks like a paddling pool in the grounds. It’s not really. There are signs asking you to stay on the black area for a start. The estate’s “Big House” is in the background here:-

We also partook of lunch in the café. The menu was abit pretentious but the food was good.

On the way in you drive past some Charles Jencks landforms called Cells of Life. Below is a stitch from four photos:-

Closer view of Charles Jencks landforms at Jupiter Artland with a red bridge in middle distance:-

In our later stroll through the grounds we came closer to that bridge. It’s named Only Connect and is by Ian Hamilton Findlay:-

The Quarry by Phyllida Barlow. The colours on the columns are a bit faded but reminded me of totem poles:-

The Rose Walk is by Pablo Bronstein:-

One of the installations is Weeping Girls, created by Laura Ford. I didn’t photgraph that one as I found the figures rather creepy.

Signpost to Jupiter. I note the distance is given in USian. (Since a meter is a measuring device not a length the better spelling is kilometres):-

There is a Tracey Emin sculpture titled I Lay Here for You in the grounds.

To give some idea of the location here is a phptgraph of three bridges across the River Forth as seen from Jupiter Artland. The Forth Bridge (right,) The Forth Road Bridge (centre,) The Queensferry Crossing (left.)

The original Forth Bridge (the only one which needs no adjective, ie the one which carries the railway.) Taken from South Queensferry on 1/11/2018:-

Forth Road Bridge with new Forth Road Bridge, the Queensferry Crossing, behind. Taken from South Queensferry:-

Photos from March 2017. Gap finally closed.

From South Queensferry:-

New bridge in full, Forth Road Bridge to right:-

From approach road to North Queensferry, Forth Road Bridge in background:-

Northern support pillar and cable stays:-

Northern cable stay tower:-

All three cable stay towers:-

South cable stay tower and support pillars. Work still being done where gap was closed:-

These were taken in late December 2016, so I’m a bit late getting round to posting them. The first three are views from North Queensferry, the later ones are from South Queensferry.

North support pillar:-

North cable stay tower:-

Central and south cable stay towers:-

Last gap in bridge:-

Close up on final gap. This is the one where I heard the support pillar’s foundations had been a bit suspect:-

Looking over Port Edgar Yacht Club:-

New bridge in full (except for last gap):-

Three Bridges Panorama. From left, Queensferry Crossing, Forth Road Bridge, Forth Bridge from South Queensferry side:-

These were taken around nine months ago before the gap in the roadway was finally closed.

From north bank of River Forth:-

Closer view:-

North cable stay tower and northern support pillar, from North Queensferry:-

Central and south cable stay towers from North Queensferry:-

These were taken at twilight a couple of days later. From South Queensferry:-

Showing still to be completed roadway gap at south end:-

Near full span at twilight from South Queensferry:-

Three bridges panorama from Rosyth:-

Close-up from Rosyth:-

On quayside at Rosyth, box girders awaiting placement in New Forth Road Bridge:-

Photos taken on 3/6/2016.

North and central cable stay towers from South Queensferry. First Forth Road Bridge to right:-

South cable stay tower:-

Southern approach pillar and cable stay tower:-

Gap between southern approach pillar and cable stay tower portion – still unfilled 7 months later:-

First Forth Road Bridge with Queensferry Crossing behind:-

Northern approach pillar – section now joined to north cable stay tower section:-

Northern cable stay tower from North Queensferry:-

Central and southern cable stay towers from North Queensferry:-

These were taken in October 2015. A year or so after I first photographed the new bridge.

Northern support pillar:-

North cable stay tower:-

Southern and centre cable stay towers. Original Forth Road Bridge on left:-

These photos were taken in March 2015.

Northern support pillar:-

Northern cable stay tower:-

Southern and centre cable stay towers:-

Southern cable stay tower and support pillars:-

Queensferry Crossing is the name of the New Forth Road Bridge, now under construction. Personally I think they ought to have embraced the pun and called it the Fifth Bridge since there are now two bridges at Kincardine-on-Forth plus the Forth Bridge (the rail bridge) and the Road Bridge.

I started taking photographs in October 2014 but haven’t got round to posting them till now. The first three are from the North Queensferry side.

This is a support pillar for the carriageway on the north side:-

The northern cable stay tower:-

Centre and southern cable stay towers:-

These three are from the South Queensferry end.

South support pillars and bridge starting to be winched out. Note temporary cable stay arrangement:-

All three cable stay towers:-

Original Forth Road Bridge plus new crossing’s centre and north cable stay towers:-