This cheered me up on the shortest day of the year
#feliznavidad #merrychristmas
Maintenance and refurbishment of the Tyne Bridge started last September and could last for up to four years.
The funding package includes a long overdue major maintenance programme for the Tyne Bridge, which includes the sizeable task of painting it, as well as upgrading many parts of its ageing structure.
#TyneBridge #NewcastleGateshead #Newcastle #tynebridgerepairs
The Grade II* listed structure was last refurbished and painted in 2001 and is well overdue for a refurbishment programme. The paint system was designed to last approximately 18-20 years between major maintenance, and refurbishment works are urgently required.
The full programme includes steelwork repairs, full re-painting, concrete repairs, drainage improvements, stonework and masonry repairs, bridge deck waterproofing and resurfacing, parapet protection and bridge joint replacement. These works are required to restore the structure and future proof the route by alleviating the need for continual adhoc maintenance works.
�All the Kings
Fifteen kings from William the Conqueror to Henry IV.
York Minster
#York #guidedtour
#visitYork #yorkshire #britainsbestguides #yorkshiresbestguides
#tourswithlaura
today we followed ' Cuddy's Corse' the pilgrim route from Chester le Street to Durham, symbolic of the journey taken by the monks carrying the coffin of St Cuthbert over a thousand years ago.
The Procession led to Durham Cathedral, built as a shrine to St. Cuthbert
#CuddysCorse #StCuthbertProcession. #DurhamCathedral #Pilgrimage #caminoingles
#NorthEastEngland #NorthernSaints
#TourswithLaura #TheDunholmPiper
It's not just in Scotland
Today as part of the St Cuthbert Procession we heard the Border Pipes being played by Paul Martin.
The border pipes are related to the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe but quite different and a much older instrument.
Which do you prefer ?
#BorderPipes #TheDunholmPiper #CuddysCorse #StCuthbertProcession. #Durham Cathedral #Pilgrimage #caminoingles
#NorthEastEngland