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Mitten in der Bergwelt Todtnau, zwischen den Ferienorten Todtnauberg und Aftersteg stürzt einer der höchsten Naturwasserfälle Deutschlands - der Todtnauer Wasserfall - 97 Meter zu Tal. Das Quellgebiet des Stübenbaches liegt am 1.386 Meter hohen Stübenwasen.
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Apologies to those who commented and faved and gave invitations before. I decided to crop the image and lighten the foreground! Many thanks!
Once one of the greatest English monasteries and now a beautiful ruin, Byland Abbey is the perfect place to stop on a family day out, or if you're walking or cycling in the North York Moors.
A truly outstanding example of early gothic architecture, Byland Abbey inspired the design of church buildings throughout the north, including the famous York Minster Rose Window.
I have been trying for several days to get a macro of the snowdrops and for one reason or another have not been successful. Mainly they are so delicate they sway in the lightest of conditions and also at my age it’s hard to get low to the ground. I guess this will be the best I will have from this season. Next year I will grow some in pots. 😀
The viaduct was constructed for the Scarborough and Whitby Railway to carry a single track line over the River Esk and valley near Whitby, as well as crossing the Esk Valley Railway, and Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. Due to its situation close to the sea the design avoided the use of iron, using brick and cement construction; the design was based on the Saltburn Viaduct. Construction began in October 1882 and was complete by October 1884; two men fell from the piers during construction, but recovered. The resident engineer was Charles Arthur Rowlandson, the contractors were John Waddell and Sons.
The viaduct is mentioned in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula:
The viaduct was a 13 arch structure, 305 yd (279 m) long, with the rail level reaching 120 ft (37 m) high. The foundations on land were excavated to the level of rock, and formed from slag based cement. The river foundations were excavated in brick lined wells. The river foundation excavations were complicated by large oak trees found embedded in the river, which required divers for manual removal. Piers 5,7,8 and 9 had triple foundations, connected above the water level by two semicircular arches. Three of the piers in the river are skewed so as not to deflect the tidal flow (the River Esk is tidal as far as Ruswarp upstream).
The main arches were 55 to 65 ft (17 to 20 m) wide, and 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) high, made of bricks seven deep, 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m). The width between the parapets was 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) on straight sections.
It is amazing, what blue skies make to a photograph. Redshank, searching for food amongst the reeds on the marshes.
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