Thanks Sue. I had wandered haphazardly and it was pure chance I walked across there, I’ve alway been down below. So I was delighted by the detailed decorations.
He’s definitely had a coat of paint since I saw him last. I remember the viaduct as bottle green! But that was a long time ago. He’d make a very charming pet 🙂 🙂
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Nice!!
janet
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Nicely focussed on the detail……
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Thanks Sue. I had wandered haphazardly and it was pure chance I walked across there, I’ve alway been down below. So I was delighted by the detailed decorations.
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A definite plus!
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He’s definitely had a coat of paint since I saw him last. I remember the viaduct as bottle green! But that was a long time ago. He’d make a very charming pet 🙂 🙂
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Now I have to say I hadn’t thought of the pet idea, Jo, but you could be right. A very reliable guard dog, I reckon 🙂
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Well that’s rather special for a viaduct – I wonder why?!
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The first serious bridge over a road in London (the Fleet river runs beneath it apparently) and its opening was quite an event, with Queen V stopping down below to admire the details. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Procession_under_the_Holborn_Valley_Viaduct,_1869_ILN.jpg
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oh wow, now I am learning new things today. Fascinating, I wonder what she wrote in her diary about it!!
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Ha ha! that would be very interesting to read
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