Lendal Bridge and the River Ouse, York

Lucy and I had a walk into the city centre yesterday, and then to the railway museum, our route being over the footbridge beside the Scarborough railway line, from where I noticed the sun had broken through heavy cloud to highlight some of the buildings closer to the city centre.

Lendal Bridge, opened in 1863, replaced an earlier ferry service between the stone towers visible on each side of the river. It was built to improve access to the railway station, off the right hand side of the shot. It has recently been the centre of much controversy with a trial closure to all vehicles except buses, taxis and cyclists, in an effort to improve the environment in the city centre.

Beyond the bridge is a glimpse of the mixture of old and modern architecture which forms an interesting and varied city centre.

Below the bridge can be seen two of numerous boats which provide trips along the river for visitors to the city.

I first used this scene for a shot on my very first post to 365 when I did a solo project, and which was taken from an arch below the bridge on which I stand here - http://365project.org/if1/365/2012-03-06

For more information about the history of the bridge, see http://www.historyofyork.org.uk/themes/victorian/lendal-bridge

Ian

[Arthur Loosley]

Lovely shot of York from a position I have never seen before; nice commentary too. Fav!

[Padlock]

Like that

[Judith Johnson]

Fabulous shot, love the sky and the composition - Fav!

[Denise fuller]

Lovely shot of Lendal bridge it looks like a lovely sunny day

[*lynn]

beautiful shot ... great pov

[Margaret Obey]

Great capture of bridge. I love the skyline behind it with the two cranes and the mixture of modern and ancient architecture.

[Raymond Milsted]

Lovely buildings in the background and nicely balanced Bridge to the foreground and the colour of the boats pull your eyes deep into the photo well done fav

[essiesue]

There are so many points of interest in your photo. I love the mixture of old and new. Thanks you for your always interesting commentaries on your photographs.

[julia]

Great shot.. lovely lighting..

[Pyrrhula]

A beautiful capture of this lovely bridge and the beautiful town behind it.
thanks for the info and the links . Very interesting .

[Graham Thresher]

This is fantastic. Fav

[gloria jones]

This is a fabulous shot with great composition, details, textures, fav

[Rosie Kind]

great composition and lighting - Fav

[bkb in the city]

Great shot. there is so much to look at

[Tony]

Great moment of bright light with the dark clouds in the distance. Fantastic shot. Fave

[Lynne Hart]

Super shot.

[Pete Roberts]

Nice scenic shot Ian.

[tony gig]

Fabulous capture...Fav

[Julia]

Wonderful capture and POV

[Debbie Arcaro]

What a wonderful shot,fav!

[Fisher Family]

@wordpixman @padlock @denisefuller @lynnz @ceilidh @ray_milsted @essiesue @julzmaioro @pyrrhula @thresheg @seattlite @rosiekind @bkbinthecity @tonydebont @lhart @pjr @tonygig @juliac @hshdebbie

First of all an apology for taking so long to respond to all your lovely comments. As always, it's really interesting to see what you see in my shot that I missed. Thank you all for your thoughtful comments, and the many favs. I'm very grateful for them all!

Ian