The reason we swung by Saffron Walden again was to take a look at Audley End which we couldn’t fit in last time.

Audley End has been described as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England.

The hedge on the left above is a curious looking feature:-

House Entrance:-

Audley End’s grounds were laid out by Capability Brown – as these two photos – showing diffrent bridges – would suggest:-

During World War 2 the house was a training centre for the Polish contingent of the Special Operation Executive (SOE.) This memorial to the 108 members who died as a result of their service lies in the grounds to the front right of the house:-

The village green, called the Bow Butts, taken from the site of the Bannockburn Monument:-

Ceres old bridge, from the car park:-

Ceres Burn from the old bridge:-

A folly (to the left of the bridge, above):-

A different angle on the new Forth Road Bridge, from the A 90 heading south. The photos were taken on 31^st March 2016; not by the driver but by his good lady.

Queensferry Crossing. (Original Forth Road Bridge to left):-

Closer view:-

Even closer view:-

This elegant bridge over the Tay at Aberfeldy was built by General George Wade as part of his military road building programme to pacify the Highlands after the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.

Bridge from east:-

Roadway; one track carriageway controlled by traffic lights:-

Bridge from west:-

Photos taken 11/2/2016.

North Support Pillar:-

North cable stay tower:-

Service boat near north cable stay tower:-

Centre cable stay tower from North Queensferry:-

South and centre cable stay towers and south support pillar from South Queensferry. I have read there’s a problem with this pillar as it’s leaning a bit:-

South, centre and north cable stay towers plus first Forth Road Bridge to right:-

New bridge seen through the original Forth Road Bridge:-

Forth Bridge (rail) seen through south piers of Forth Road Bridge. Road Bridge’s suspension cables feeding into their anchor point:-

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:-

We took a stroll around Geddington (see previous post) and found a lovely bridge. The bridge is only wide enough for one car/vehicle at a time. You can see here the ford beside it which allows simultaneous passage. (We did see a driver chicken out of tackling the ford though):-

View of the ford and river from the bridge:-