Bridges being mended

[Dave Young]

Well, it's been a while since I last posted here (found a bookmark on my computer)....

How's everyone doing, hopefully fit, well and surviving this God awful pandemic?!





Shot on my old X-Pro1 with a 35mm f2 lens

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Berwick on Tweed? No, maybe not. Where is it, Dave? They built them to last, back then.

 

[Dave Young]

Worcester Rob. It’s a beauty for sure.

 

[Brian Moore]

I really like that 2nd image, Dave. The graceful curvature of the viaduct and its many massive arches conjure Roman architecture. Very nice image. (What's that viaduct called?)

 

[Dave Young]

I really like that 2nd image, Dave. The graceful curvature of the viaduct and its many massive arches conjure Roman architecture. Very nice image. (What's that viaduct called?)

Thanks Brian, I have absolutely no clue as to its name

 

[Pete Askew]

Both really nice shots, Dave. I especially like the lighting and reflections in the first.

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks Brian, I have absolutely no clue as to its name

It's called the Worcester Viaduct. (Who would have guessed?) 68 arches. It looks a magnificent piece of engineering but I read in the online version of the Worcester News that it initially failed government inspections. The WN article ends thus:

"And on an engineering footnote, the arch which takes the railway viaduct over Croft Road was the first in the country to be built 'on the skew.' It's worth looking at it the next time you pass under, a construction marvel in brickwork erected at a marked angle."

I'd want to have a look if I was there.

 

[Dave Young]

Both really nice shots, Dave. I especially like the lighting and reflections in the first.

It's called the Worcester Viaduct. (Who would have guessed?) 68 arches. It looks a magnificent piece of engineering but I read in the online version of the Worcester News that it initially failed government inspections. The WN article ends thus:

"And on an engineering footnote, the arch which takes the railway viaduct over Croft Road was the first in the country to be built 'on the skew.' It's worth looking at it the next time you pass under, a construction marvel in brickwork erected at a marked angle."

I'd want to have a look if I was there.

Thanks Brian, that's interesting info for sure. Maybe next time I'm close to it, I'll pay more attention to it