The CC Trig Point bagger thread, now incorporating other interesting geographs

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 8th
12.

'CowGate' (& 'The Bridge Vaults')
(under) South Bridge
Edinburgh

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2522764


Wiccan Meeting Room
The ‘Bridge Vaults’
(off) Niddry Street

EDIT; Thursday 13th @ 08:50

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Vaults
A 'through section' of the entire network is pictured here; https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/Edinburgh-Vaults/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 8th
13.
Memorial Stone (& 'Bobby)
Greyfriars Burial Ground
George 1V Bridge
Edinburgh

The full story is here; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3508673

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 8th
14.

West Bow
Looking from GrassMarket
Edinburgh

Just like Ballamory!!
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6230588

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 9th
16.

(parked at the) Town Pier
North Queensferry

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...-north-queensferry-inverkeithing#.ZDWn8HvMLIU
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/200342373-town-pier-north-queensferry-inverkeithing
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/72900634

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 9th
17.

Falkirk Wheel
Joining the Forth & Clyde Canal, to the Union Canal

We had the boat-trip, up & down it (round????)
Joanne & I have been on the Anderton Boar-Lift too

https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/falkirk-wheel/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_Wheel
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2574669

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 10th
18.
Kelpies
Falkirk

Note the people for the scale of them!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kelpies
https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/destinations/the-kelpies/
https://www.thehelix.co.uk/visit/kelpies-tour/
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6409059

NB; If anyone's been shopping in Leeds, the same artist/designer is responsible for the pack-horse, with wool-sack, that is in the Trinity Centre

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 9th
Out of Sequence

Found in the Waiting Room/Museum
North Queensferry railway station

Whilst waiting for a train to Waverley Station, l picked up this book, for a donation.
It’s signed by the author, & foreword contributor
I’ve run over the Bay, in a well-guided/way-marked race, but wouldn’t dare venture out there without expert knowledge!

Amelia & Sam (daughter & b/f) had gone into the centre of Edinburgh
Joanne & l went out my car, & were at North Queensferry
We were heading to ‘The Kelpies’ & Falkirk Wheel afterwards, so instead of driving back into Edinburgh to pick them up, we got a train in, met them
Then, the 4 of us got the train back to North Queensferry, to continue to Falkirk

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 10th
19.

Berwick-upon-Tweed
(en-route home)
Northumberland

Beyond the white (Mercedes?) van

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/741607
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5597604

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 19th
20.

'The Brewers Arms'
MaryGate
Berwick-upon-Tweed
(en-route home)
Northumberland

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6252626

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 20th
21.
LIndisfarne
(en-route home)
Northumberland

MaryGate

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4210498

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

With regard to the above Scottish trip, there may be a few more yet, that daughter took on her phone, I'm just waiting for her to send them to me

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 9th

Maybury Casino
Maybury
Edinburgh

Seemingly built as a 'road-house' (tavern/inn/pub for the passing - and increasing - motorists trade)

Apologies for the colour, daughter took this from back seat, but shot through the slightly tinted glass

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.u...maybury-road-edinburgh-edinburgh#.ZDe5L-bMLIU
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6859899
https://www.grosvenorcasinos.com/local-casinos/edinburgh

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 13th

’TickleCock Bridge’
Essentially from Cambridge Street, to Jessop Street
(the market hall is behind me)
Castleford

Seen here, from the north, the main shopping area side
It passes under the railway line between Castleford & South Milford/Selby

I’ll let you work out how it got its name….
Wakefield Council (Castleford is part of the Wakefield area) wanted to rename it to ’Tittlecot’, there was local uproar!
Perhaps local residents had fond memories of their own, from the darkness of the bridge?

Surprisingly there seems to be only 3 photographs on Geograph; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/567383

See, ‘naming controversy’
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Cock_Bridge

EDIT; Friday 14th @ 08:13
As seen by the Geograph images, this is a replacement 'bridge'
There's a couple of photographs of the previous (original?) underpass here; https://www.e-architect.com/england/castleford-project-bridge#google_vignette

@ 09:25
I've found one, though it uses the rejected 'rename'; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/11129

 

[Badger_Boom]

Thursday 13th

’TickleCock Bridge’
Essentially from Cambridge Street, to Jessop Street
(the market hall is behind me)
Castleford

Seen here, from the north, the main shopping area side
It passes under the railway line between Castleford & South Milford/Selby

I’ll let you work out how it got its name….
Wakefield Council (Castleford is part of the Wakefield area) wanted to rename it to ’Tittlecot’, there was local uproar!
Perhaps local residents had fond memories of their own, from the darkness of the bridge?


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Surprisingly there seems to be only 3 photographs on Geograph; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/567383

See, ‘naming controversy’
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Cock_Bridge

EDIT; Friday 14th @ 08:13
As seen by the Geograph images, this is a replacement 'bridge'
There's a couple of photographs of the previous (original?) underpass here; https://www.e-architect.com/england/castleford-project-bridge#google_vignette

@ 09:25
I've found one, though it uses the rejected 'rename'; https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/11129

My second favourite local street name after Pontefract's Slutwell Lane.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My second favourite local street name after Pontefract's Slutwell Lane.

I know it too, it's a rough ride!!