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This is the last one of my covered bridges series from the beautiful Outaouais region. I hope you have all enjoyed it.
The Wakefield (Gendron) covered bridge was built in 1915 at the entrance of the village and was one of the first bridges to link the two shores of the Gatineau River. Sadly, the bridge was completely destroyed by fire in 1984. The population of the village decided to collect money to rebuild the bridge. Ten years later, in 1998, the new Gendron covered bridge was inaugurated. The new bridge can only be used by pedestrians, but it kept a few original pieces, among which the pillars that support it.
Wakefield, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
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Although unfortunate, the red blob has finally become broken enough to warrant an extended shop stay. I took advantage of our second measurable snowfall of the year to get out trackside today. The matched pair is seen descending Wakefield Hill into the village of Sanbornville, passing under a very appealing snowmobile bridge. This location is accessed from Route 16, at the site of the former Wolfeboro Railroad station.
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While waiting for the plant guys to finish up opening the gates at Wakefield (Castrol Oil), we go about our night job briefing about tonight's switch.
The Cathedral Church of All Saints
Wakefield Cathedral is situated in the centre of the city of Wakefield in the county of West Yorkshire.
Originally a parish church but upgraded to cathedral status in 1888 when the Diocese of Wakefield was created.
The present building has a nave dating back to the 15th century and an earlier west tower and spire, the spire rises to a high of 247 feet and is the highest spire in Yorkshire.
A new chancel and St Marks chapel was built in 1904 at the east end of the cathedral.
At low tide, the world can reveal a part of itself otherwise unseen. When the tide retreated at Wakefield, colored rocks appeared that remain concealed for most of the day.
A short string of rocks, disclose a kaleidoscope of somewhat muted colors, while others surround them in dark shadow. Such treasures can be found at low tide, though traversing the beach can be a rocky ride.
Olympus OM1, Fomapan 400. Semi stand developed in Bellini Euro HC, 1+100, 30+30 minutes. Scanned with an Epson V800.
I was lucky enough to be able to join a tour of the tower at Wakefield Cathedral as part of a Heritage day across the city. They don't offer tours of the tower very often and the advertisement said this is the only one they're doing this year; the reason for this is that a pair of peregrine falcons nest in the box attached to the tower so when the chicks are there we obviously can't disturb them.
There were something like 200 steps going up a rather narrow spiral staircase with a low ceiling so it was a difficult climb but well worth it once we reached the top: the views were amazing. I was great to see my home city from this viewpoint and was an experience I'll never forget. I'd love to see it at night with all the street lights, headlights and lights from the houses!
This is the view of the city looking towards the Town Hall, which you can see to the left of the frame (unfortunately I have chopped off part of the building). Also visible is the water fountain feature on the Bull Ring where the statue of Queen Victoria used to stand.
I have seen these a few times and never realised how easy they are to create until I followed a tutorial in a magazine I bought the other day!
I used this image www.flickr.com/photos/crutchleyrhodes/36862571200/in/albu... made a mirror image of it, stretched it into a square and then filter>distort>polar co-ordinates. Easy peasy. I've had great fun his morning doing this to several photos (though not all of them worked!)
One for my pal Keith. A Saab 96 of 1971 is seen heading out if Wakefield on Denby Dale Road after the recent annual historic vehicle gathering. The spire of Wakefield cathedral stands prominent in the background.
One thing I notice here is that the bonnet of this car appears to be ajar. That might sound a little forgetful but I have found another photo of the same car taken at a different car show a few years ago and guess what the bonnet is also slightly open. I wonder why?
We spend two wonderful night in this resort thanks to our wonderful children who bought us this for Christmas. Quite the experience. Service, food, all of it was great. We ate some things that we couldn't even pronounce. Hiking trails in the area leading to the interesting little town of Wakefield. Many eateries and pubs and a couple of bakeries to die for.
The glass solariums are separate dining rooms overlooking the falls.
An expensive place but it does have a lot to offer.
BTW this building was originally a flour mill powered by the falls.
New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad train D8-141 (the 141st loaded train of 2021) is hustling south on the former Boston and Maine Conway Branch headed to Rochester where they will work at Tri City for over an hour before taking their train on to Pan Am's Dover Yard. There the train will be left for the Pan Am crew to get on board later in the evening and forward the whole train south as PAR train DOBO to the NHN's parent Boston Sand and Gravel facility in Charlestown just across the river from North Station.
All three green units on the roster are in charge of the train on this day: NHN 3823 (GP38-2 blt. Sept. 1978 as CR 8242), 1801 (GP18 blt. Feb. 1960 as CRIP 1341), and 3825 (GP38-2 blt. Sept. 1978 as CR 8244). They are curling through some brilliant foliage in the swamp land along the Branch River as they approach the Wakefield Road / Route 153 crossing near MP 95.5.
If you care to learn more refer to the detailed caption with this image from an earlier chase: flic.kr/p/2mfWoig
Wakefield, New Hampshire
Thursday October 7, 2021
I have seen these a few times and never realised how easy they are to create until I followed a tutorial in a magazine I bought the other day!
I used this image www.flickr.com/photos/crutchleyrhodes/36862571200/in/albu... made a mirror image of it, stretched it into a square and then filter>distort>polar co-ordinates. Easy peasy. I've had great fun his morning doing this to several photos (though not all of them worked!)
A scene at Wakefield Kirkgate station in 1972 with English Electric Type 4 (Class 40) No. 287 waiting at the signal.
From a collection of photos taken by me and my brother Allan in the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Wakefield covered bridge was originally built in 1915 at the entrance of the village and was one of the first bridges to link the two shores of the Gatineau River. Sadly, the bridge was completely destroyed by fire in 1984. It was rebuilt in 1997.
Also known as All Saints Church was built on the site of a Saxon church and was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. A stone built Norman church followed and further developments have been made over the intervening centuries and t oldest standing wall of the current structure dates back to 1130. The cathedral spire at 247 feet is the tallest in Yorkshire and rather pleasingly has a bird box attached two thirds of the way up. For the last few years a pair of peregrine falcons have nested there, no doubt keeping the local pigeon population at bay.
66004 looks a little careworn as it heads the 1004 Wakefield Europort to Felixstowe South through Oakenshaw on the 28th February.
The class 66's were first introduced in 1998 and being one of the earlier examples, number 4, now approaching 21 years old, looks as if it has had a few patch repairs over the years.
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19th June 1984
Class 141 55506 & 55526 at Wakefield Kirkgate. They did not carry unit numbers at this time, although this was 141005.
Here's another sketch of the Gatineau River next to the covered bridge in Wakefield. At this time of year, the river is beginning to run faster as the snow is melting in the river's basin. In a couple of weeks, the river will begin rising to its maximum levels. When I first began painting this image, I used transparent watercolours but switched to opaque gouache paint when I encountered some problems with the colour of the sky. Although gouache paint is very similar to watercolours, it allows you to paint over areas much like oil and acrylic paints.
Voici un autre croquis de la rivière Gatineau, près du pont couvert de Wakefield. À cette période de l'année, le débit de la rivière s'accélère avec la fonte des neiges dans son bassin. Dans un couple de semaines, la rivière commencera à atteindre ses niveaux le plus élevé. Lorsque j'ai commencé à peindre cette image, j'ai utilisé des aquarelles transparentes, mais j'ai opté pour la gouache opaque lorsque j'ai rencontré des problèmes avec la couleur du ciel. Bien que la peinture à la gouache est très similaire à l'aquarelle, elle vous permet de peindre sur des zones comme les peintures à l'huile et à l'acrylique.