Taken yesterday, walking down the High Street towards the city centre. So much going on in this shot, but does illustrate how the cathedral dominates the city, sitting up on the hill. There is a level crossing a bit further up the street which lets trains into & out of the train station. I’m not sure how many cities would tolerate traffic being stopped at least 4 times an hour! Pedestrians either have to stand & wait or there is a very tall & steep set of steps that take you up & over the track ( there are lifts for those unable to use the stairs). Personally I tend to wait for the barriers to raise! Not a particularly pretty part of Lincoln.
I had a professor (from New Zealand) in seminary who used to say "higgledy piggledy" all the time! I love the activity in this shot- a great street shot with your beautiful cathedral watching over all the comings and goings.
It does look very busy. The rail line used to cross the main street in Newcastle too but eventually it was dismantled, and the line stopped at Wickham. Now there is a light rail into the centre of Newcastle from Wickham covering 2.7 km of track and costing $600 million. There's progress for you.
