That's St Paul's Cathedral she's holding. I had to hang over the edge of Vaxhaull Bridge to get this for you. A passerby not sure if I was planning to jump or not. Each side of the bridge has these amazing huge statues that are very difficult to see. The best view is by boat but even then you only get a view from the route the boat takes under the bridge. The upstream side the sculptures by F W Pomeroy are pottery, engineering, agriculture and the one pictured here; architecture. The downstream side sculptures by Alfred Drury are education, fine art, science and local government.
Monday, 22 August 2011
Cathedral in Her Hands
That's St Paul's Cathedral she's holding. I had to hang over the edge of Vaxhaull Bridge to get this for you. A passerby not sure if I was planning to jump or not. Each side of the bridge has these amazing huge statues that are very difficult to see. The best view is by boat but even then you only get a view from the route the boat takes under the bridge. The upstream side the sculptures by F W Pomeroy are pottery, engineering, agriculture and the one pictured here; architecture. The downstream side sculptures by Alfred Drury are education, fine art, science and local government.
How could I have missed that?
ReplyDeleteThanks for risking your life for us. Don't do it again. We're not worth it.
Terrific. Why do you think they put sculptures in places that they wouldn't easily be seen?
ReplyDeleteWell done Mo, looks fantastic with the river as a backdrop....scary though!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shot! It is very nice seeing the detail put in the cathedral as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat interesting statues. It is a shame the are not more easily viewed. Thanks very much for going the extra mile to give us a look.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing shot and a great way to decorate a bridge!
ReplyDeleteNext time I'll remember to look; well spotted.
ReplyDeleteaha ha haha ha
ReplyDeletelooks as though your cathedral
drop slide off into the river any moment
we hope not :)
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Amazing shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat angle.
ReplyDeletephotographer is a risky job ;) Well done Mo !
ReplyDeleteNever seen that before, good one!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful, thanks for risking your life to get them ! I will look out for these. Perhaps they were intended to edify the boatmen?
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