Yarm Viaduct - North Yorkshire, North east England.

[BrianP]

 

[Dragonfly Joe]

Looks like you had some company there. Great shots of the viaduct Brian. It looks like a structure that has been there a long time.

 

[RotorWash]

Got some lovely footage there Brian, great pan and zoom! ?

Yarm Viaduct Structure

"The viaduct extends for over 2,280 feet (690 m) in a north/south direction over the town of Yarm and across the River Tees. It consists of 43 arches; 41 of them are 40 feet (12 m) span and are constructed of 7.5 million red bricks. The other two arches are constructed from stone and are 67 feet (20 m) across with one pier standing in the river. The two spans across the river are composed of 139,000 cubic feet (3,900 m3) of stone and are skewed across the river by 20 degrees."

"On the downstream side of the viaduct (eastern side) is a large plaque set into the stone section of where the bridge spans the river. This commemorates the engineers and contractors on the project. Workers on the structure (navvies) were paid £1 per day with the total cost of the bridge being £44,500 by its completion in 1852 (£5.6 million equivalent in 2016). A system of pulleys worked by teams of horses allowed the raw materials to be brought onto the site."

 

[BrianP]

Looks like you had some company there. Great shots of the viaduct Brian. It looks like a structure that has been there a long time.

a passer by made the mistake of asking what I was doing...
Thank you for the compliment!
As for the history... this goes into that a little more...

 

[BrianP]

Got some lovely footage there Brian, great pan and zoom! ?

Yarm Viaduct Structure

"The viaduct extends for over 2,280 feet (690 m) in a north/south direction over the town of Yarm and across the River Tees. It consists of 43 arches; 41 of them are 40 feet (12 m) span and are constructed of 7.5 million red bricks. The other two arches are constructed from stone and are 67 feet (20 m) across with one pier standing in the river. The two spans across the river are composed of 139,000 cubic feet (3,900 m3) of stone and are skewed across the river by 20 degrees."

"On the downstream side of the viaduct (eastern side) is a large plaque set into the stone section of where the bridge spans the river. This commemorates the engineers and contractors on the project. Workers on the structure (navvies) were paid £1 per day with the total cost of the bridge being £44,500 by its completion in 1852 (£5.6 million equivalent in 2016). A system of pulleys worked by teams of horses allowed the raw materials to be brought onto the site."

Thank you Rotorwash!
I love the editing process more and more.
Here's my Spark footage from a few years back...

 

[Dragonfly Joe]

Thank you RotorWash and Brian for the mini history lesson on the viaduct. It was completed in 1842, wonder if twickers worked on it. ? Only kidding twickers, just trying giving you a laugh while you rehab.

Brian, love the footage from a few years back. Found the shots and the music peaceful and relaxing. Thanks you.

 

[BrianP]

Thank you RotorWash and Brian for the mini history lesson on the viaduct. It was completed in 1842, wonder if twickers worked on it. ? Only kidding twickers, just trying giving you a laugh while you rehab.

Brian, love the footage from a few years back. Found the shots and the music peaceful and relaxing. Thanks you.

Cheers Dragonfly Joe!
twickers rehabilitating??? Get well soon m8!

 

[Dragonfly Joe]

Brian, our friend twickers14 had his third hip replacement and is grounded for awhile. Hopefully, he mends soon.

 

[BrianP]

Brian, our friend twickers14 had his third hip replacement and is grounded for awhile. Hopefully, he mends soon.

WOW, I didn't realise he was a Manxman...

-only kidding! GET WELL SOON twickers14!!!