Thursday 19 August 2021

The Bridge

 

Some different photo's for a change this week which I took while in Wallingford the other day  well last Friday to be exact so truly a Sywatch Friday even if it was the 13th

I took a  walk down to Wallingford Bridge while waiting for my son to see what had changed, turning around to go back I thought it would be nice to get a shot of St Peter Church with it's iconic spire

I turned around and there was the riverside park, changed a lot since I was a kid when the water splash you see in the foreground used to be a paddling pool with a bridge and a boat. The swimming pool behind was where I spent most of my teenage summers messing around with the other teens, we even went for midnight swims by climbing over the fence. Happy Days
Another view back along the bridge towards the high street on the left the old boathouse
The boathouse, which is just what it used to be, a family used to own the whole lot and there was a boathouse here where you could hire boats to take out on the river down a slipway, the steamer used to moor up here as well for trips. A few of my friends worked here during the summer before the place was sold off and it was bought. The boathouses were demolished the conservatories added and a balcony built plus the patio area by the river built. I have never been in the place but a certain blogger I follow has. Remember the paddling pool well when the Thames floods it all disappears under water which does come up over the steps leading to the boathouse flooding the conservatories.
Happy Skywatch 
 

24 comments:

  1. I love the views there. What lovely village for a nice long walk.

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  2. I really like the first photo. Beautiful composition!

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    1. Know how good your photos are in comparison to mine that is praise enough for me

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  3. Looks like you live in a nice town, I'd like to see more of the church.

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  4. Those are great views from the bridge.

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    1. Most views from it are, at least there is no industry to see

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  5. Lovely view. I see it was cloudy and overcast the day of the photo shoot. It seems like it's been raining everywhere but here. That will soon change. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  6. A lovely old bridge, though probably a bit narrow for today's traffic. I've seen a lot of church spires but never one quite like that.

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    1. There is talk of closing it because there is another half a mile downstream from the bridge but a lot of the local residents are not happy about it because it means a longer drive to the town for them. Shame

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  7. Greetings and Salutations! I noticed that there is no industry there. How nice? You was fortunate to grow up in such a quiet, quaint area. It must be fun to grow up there and remembering how the area was and has changed. Are the neighbors the same or has everyone you had fun with as a teenage moved away? Your photographs tagged with history are fantastic!

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    1. It was a nice pleasant place to grow up even if I lived a couple of miles away I did spend a bit of time there. The industry is on the opposide side of the town

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  8. My favorite is the photo of the church spire you took from the bridge. When I look at that bridge, I know it will be there for many, many years. When I look at the bridges in my town, I know they will have to be replaced in twenty years. Sad.

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    1. There are sill bits you can see that date back to the 13th century and It also has 19 arches.

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  9. That's a beautiful spire on St Peter's church. It's a lovely spot for the children to enjoy playing in the water.

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