the viaduct by mickuk50

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jan 09, 2008

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a very good morning to you all :o).. this is just a fraction of the railway viaduct i will show more of it tomorrow .i really enjoyed the fresh air it really perked me up and of course i got to take pics aswell :o).. some information for you : the whole viaduct was completed in just over 4 years starting in 1848 and finishing in 1852 when at that time there were no cranes or diggers just horses and a pulley system . it cost £44,500 to build and is 760 yards long .the viaduct has 43 arches ,2 of them you see in my pic today spanning the river tees .they are 65 ft high and spans of 67 ft and took 139,000 cubic ft of stone .there is over 7.5 million bricks in this stucture .the viaduct was designed by thomas grainger and john bourne of edinburgh .some of the information came from internet sources and some from books . todays music is provided by bob marley from the hi-fi not the head phones. it was going to be nat king cole but thought it was a little mellow for this time of the morning lol :o).. have a great day my friends and thanks for looking :o) mick

Comments (42)

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Shucoda

1:36AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Wonderful photo mate! I love the sunlight coming in from behind the viaduct.. Well spotted...

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ledwolorz

1:37AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Fantastic photo.

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Bossie_Boots

1:43AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Very interesting narative and a fantastic capture also like the way you have caught the sunlight looks awesome when you zoom in thanks for sharing !!!!

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SSoffia

1:50AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

BEAUTIFUL ANGLE & COMPOSITION :)

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beachzz

1:56AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Beautiful foto and excellent choice of music!!

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alhak

1:56AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

great shot! nice history lesson also Mick! as for music, I will listen to alsmost anything but U2 and Pink Floyd do it for me the most!

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ysvry

2:58AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

great foto and arch.

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durleybeachbum

2:59AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Really interesting to know all about it! It's amazing that such terrific structure were built without much technology. Super pic! I prefer a cathedral- like silence first thing, by the way!!

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Mad-Mike

3:00AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Hey Mick, what a cool story, and you told it well :) I love this view of it, and it seems to be in relatively good shape still!!! I would love to visit England some day, am sure it us very lovely! Have a great day mate ~ take care.

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saretta

3:44AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Amazing capture and colors Mick...and i like Bob Marley...have a great day!!:-)

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fredster66

4:03AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Really nice image Mick!

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jeroni

4:24AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

excelente escena bravo

aljaysart

4:52AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Excellent capture Mick,looks like the weather is better with you than with us LOL great capture well done..

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artaddict2

5:18AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Weather looks quite good up there Mick, forecast Wednesday here gonna be best day of the week, then return to rain tomorrow. Great capture of this old viaduct, and I always appreciate some interesting background information. I know its sometimes hard work researching the info lol. The colours here are very autumn like.

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Doriutz

5:51AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

excellent light & angle :)

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NekhbetSun

6:36AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

What a capture !!!! lovely ~

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TheAnimaGemini

7:50AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Impressive shot. Outstanding light and shadowplay. Great.

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toddaking

8:06AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Excellent picture. Todd

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Janiss

8:10AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Oh such marvelous light and colors... an amazing capture Mick!

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Fred255

8:41AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Excellent shot Mick! The light looks perfect, great POV! Looking forward to seeing the rest!

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countess8

9:40AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

wow great shot, and the history behind it is great too, alot of hard work went into buliding that it's beautiful.

MrsLubner

10:14AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Very amazing structure and an outstandin capture. It looks so lovely this time of the day with the soft lighting and deep shadows.

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hipps13

10:38AM | Wed, 09 January 2008

WOW this is wonderful

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delaorden_ojeda

12:50PM | Wed, 09 January 2008

wonderful perspective, excelent light and color !

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Richardphotos

1:55PM | Wed, 09 January 2008

Thomas Grainger actually died in 1852.I did a search on the name to see if there was any tie to Grainger supply.excellent capture as you managed to get the details on the dark side of the viaduct and the reflections

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