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Connel is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
It is situated on the southern shore of Loch Etive.
Le Monument de Daniel O'Connell, à l’intersection de O'Connell Street et Eden Quay, Dublin, Irlande.
O'Connell Street est une des principales avenues de Dublin. Longue de 500 mètres, c'est aussi une des plus larges d'Europe avec 49 mètres de large (46 en haut de la rue). Son nom rend honneur à Daniel O'Connell, héros national irlandais dont une grande statue domine l'entrée sud de la rue, devant le O'Connell Bridge.
Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), dit le « Libérateur » (the Liberator), ou l'« Émancipateur » (the Emancipator), est un homme politique irlandais dont les combats ont marqué la première moitié du 19e siècle en obtenant l'émancipation des catholiques d'Irlande (et avec eux, de tout le Royaume-Uni). Promoteur d'un nationalisme irlandais non violent, il contribue à l'alignement des luttes politiques irlandaises sur les clivages religieux qui divisent le pays, en mobilisant la communauté catholique irlandaise en tant que force politique à part entière qui aboutira à la libération de l’Irlande en 1922.
Dublin (en irlandais : Baile Átha Cliath) est la plus grande ville de l'île d'Irlande et de l'État d'Irlande, dont elle est la capitale (Belfast étant la capitale de l'Irlande du Nord). La ville est située sur la côte orientale de l'île et au centre du comté de Dublin. Depuis le haut Moyen Âge, Dublin est le centre historique, politique, artistique, culturel, économique et industriel de l’Irlande.
Le nom de « Dublin » est généralement considéré comme provenant du gaélique originel Dubh Linn (« l'étang noir ») qui signifie maintenant « baie de la fumée », le nom d'un bassin d'un affluent de la Liffey, près duquel s'est érigée la première place forte des Vikings irlandais. Le nom gaélique contemporain Baile Átha Cliath (« La ville du gué des haies de roseaux ») fait référence au hameau qui se trouvait près du site de fondation de Dublin.
Connel
It originally carried a railway before being converted to a road. The signal carriageway, traffic light controlled bridge connects Connel to North Connel, the road then continues north for around 40 miles to Fort William at the mouth of the Great Glen. The bridge crosses the Falls of Lora, not really very visible today at this state of the tide.
The falls are generated when the water level in the Firth of Lorn, in the open sea, drops below the level of the water in Loch Etive as the tide ebbs. As the seawater in the loch flows out through its narrow mouth, it passes over a rocky shelf which causes the rapids to form. As the tide rises again there is a period of slack water when the levels are the same on either side, which would be around the time this photo was taken. Due to the narrow entrance into the Loch, the tide rises more quickly than the water can flow in, resulting in considerable turbulence at high tide.
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Connel Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans Loch Etive at Connel in Scotland. The bridge takes the A828 road across the narrowest part of the loch, at the Falls of Lora. It is a category B listed structure
Loch Etive
A view across the Loch from just outside the village of Connel, looking towards North Connel on the opposite shore.
Loch Etive is a 20 mile long sea loch in Argyll and Bute. It reaches the sea at Connel, 3 miles north of Oban. It measures from between 3⁄4 of a mile to 1 mile in width. Its depth varies greatly, up to a maximum of 490 feet. The name Etive is said to mean "little fierce one" from the Gaelic goddess associated with the loch. It heads in an easterly direction for half its length, alongside the main road and rail link to Oban. It then turns to the northeast into mountainous terrain, the head of the loch is accessible along Glen Etive from Glen Coe.
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Connel Bridge was first used as a rail Bridge and then updated to allow Cars to cross. In 1966 with the closing of the Ballachulish Line the Bridge was converted for exclusive use for Motor Vehicles.
Loch Etive flowing beneath the Connel bridge into Ardmucknish bay, beneath the bridge the Falls of Lora.
The bridge was built by Arrol's Bridge and Roof Company to carry the Ballachulish branch line of the Callander and Oban Railway, which opened on 20 August 1903. Nearly 2,600 long tons (2,640 t; 2,910 short tons) of steel were used in its construction and it cost almost £43,000 to build. When complete it had a longer span than any other railway bridge in Britain except the Forth Bridge, built by a different firm. The Connel Bridge was constructed by a firm called Arrol, of the Germiston Iron Works, Glasgow It was engineered by John Wolfe Barry and others.
Originally, the bridge carried just the railway (a single track). In 1909, however, an additional train service started running between Connel Ferry station and Benderloch on which road vehicles could be transported over the bridge. A single car was carried on a wagon hauled by a charabanc that had been adapted to run on rails at St. Rollox railway works in Glasgow. This service also called at North Connel station at the north end of the bridge.
In 1914, a roadway was added to the bridge, alongside the railway line. The road occupied the western side of the bridge, with the railway running parallel immediately to the east. Due to the close proximity of road and railway, road traffic and trains were not permitted on the bridge at the same time and the bridge was effectively operated as an extended level crossing with gates. The road crossed to the opposite side of the railway at the north end of the bridge. A toll was payable by road users.
After the branch line closed in 1966, the bridge was converted for the exclusive use of road vehicles and pedestrians, and the toll was removed. Despite the railway track having been removed, the roadway is not wide enough for two vehicles to cross each other. Traffic lights are installed at each end of the bridge to enforce one-way traffic.
On a glorious 09/06/88 a mucky 37407 brings the 1250 Oban-Glasgow Queen Street away from the Connel Ferry stop.
Photographer: D.Chambers
PR Collection
On the evening of August 6th 1888, Martha Tabram & Mary Ann Connelly, also known as Pearly Poll, went around to various pubs for drink. They met some soldiers, & shortly before midnight, the couples went in different direction.
Mary Ann Connelly & the soldier she was with went into Angel Alley. Martha Tabram & the other soldier went into George Yard (today known as Gunthorpe Street), which was the next one over.
Martha was found viciously murdered in one of the buildings in George Yard several hours later.
She isn't one of the Canonical Five victims of Jack The Ripper, but I think she may have been.
Nikon F4. Nikkor 50mm F1.2 lens. Ferrania Orto 50 35mm B&W film.
After a shot of Connel Bridge, I found this negative of Connel Ferry station, origin of the branch line that gos over the bridge. It's a Pickersgill 4-6-0 I think, with a plume of steam from another train that crossed in the loop.
Connel Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans Loch Etive at Connel in Scotland. The bridge takes the A828 road across the narrowest part of the loch, at the Falls of Lora.
Connel Bridge has a span of 524 feet (160 m) between the piers, but a clear span of 500 feet (150 m) due to the supports which project from the piers towards the centre of the bridge. The suspended span, the box-shaped section in the middle of the bridge, is 232 feet (71 m) long. The large span without supporting piers was necessitated by the strong tidal currents of the Falls of Lora, just to the east of the bridge.
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Connel Bridge, Connel, Scotland
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Former railway bridge converted to single lane road traffic after the rail line closure.
A little bit of mixed weather caused some fine light this particular evening. The Ralph Connel church dates back to 1891 and must be one of the earliest buildings in Canmore.
Once a railway bridge and now a road bridge. Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Annoyingly, midges were flying in abundance and I caught a couple in the image. Not having photoshop at the time, I couldn't edit them out but I still like the picture.
Connel Bridge over the Loch Etive at Connel near Oban. The sun was was highlighting the bridge perfectly, but behind me the dark skies were moving in so fast. The wind started blowing hard, the water became really choppy and the rain came. I managed to get a couple of shots of just before it started to pour down.
This image taken with the Lee Big Stopper.
Canon EOS 5D MKII, Canon 17-40mm, F11, 26mm, ISO100, Exp 30 Second
Lee Big Stopper, Lee Soft Grad 0.75
Raw File Processed in Lightroom, Edited in Elements.
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