Saltburn-by-the-Sea, the gardens, Yorkshire, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of the British Isles Image shows the "Halfpenny Bridge", built in 1869 and destroyed in 1974 in Yorkshire, England. On the hill is the portico of the former Barnard Castle railway station. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2015) England Saltburn-by-the-Sea

#Saltburn #the-Sea #Yorkshire #England #the"HalfpennyBridge #BarnardCastle #EnglandSaltburn #photography #historicalPhotos #photochrom

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002708318/

@kityates Not sure we really needed an enquiry before coming to that conclusion πŸ˜…. #BarnardCastle

This one is a few days late as I have been off the air. And, yes, it is one of mine.

#Geograph Picture of the Day #POTD from #CountyDurham, 2017
#BarnardCastle #castle #wall #photography Https://geograph.org.uk/p/5568670
Free to share – please credit Bob Harvey/Geograph

Spent a fascinating time today at Bowes Museum including watching the Silver Swan going through its automated movements even though it is 251 year old!
#Bowes #Museum #BarnardCastle #CountyDurham

@Culture_Agent The new Specsavers advert is shit.

#BarnardCastle

I thought this comedy sketch had had its day, but since Cummings and the infamous eye-test are in the news again...

Here's me - and me - imagining if things had gone a step further...

#CovidInquiry #BarnardCastle #EyeTest #DrivingTest

https://youtu.be/bVCnzs_f0L8

Barnard Castle Driving Test

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Sorry it's been a while since my last post.

There's been a lot of changes, personally, and this week I've been battling a particularly nasty stomach bug.

Welcome to Barnard Castle and Egglestone Abbey, both steeped in history, both ancient and recent.

#architecture #history #historical #travel #spring #castle #ruins #abbey #countydurham #barnardcastle #egglestoneabbey #uk #britain #england
1/3 Reading a book called The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways by Peter Walton (Oxford Publishing Company)
This #railway line linked #BarnardCastle with #Tebay plus branch lines. The last passenger train ran in Jan 1962. I love this quote from a former signalman at Stainmore, Mr N. Pearson, who described his years in the box as follows: continues….