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Hello! I am an aspiring photographer who graduated from Cambridge School of Art two summers ago, now living in the big smoke (London), attempting to break my way into the world of paid photography! Being more of an creative photogrpaher, I like to create projects and slowly build them into a body of work. I'm willing to take on commissions, so feel free to message me with any ideas!

Friday, 6 April 2012

Wickham Bishops / River Blackwater railway Viaduct





This is the last wooden train viaduct in the UK, situated in Wickham Bishops it is tucked away behind a beautiful house and cottages.  I found an image of the rail line in the 1900's.

Maldon had long been an important port for the movement of goods to and from the market town of Braintree  The port had suffered loss of business to the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation, a canal that was opened in 1796 to serve the County town of Chelmsford. 

The line closed for passenger traffic on 7th September 1964 but continued to be used for freight traffic until 1966 when it was abandoned. Following closure, approximately half a mile of the branch from Witham station toward Maldon was used as a siding serving an industrial area for delivery of steel by railway, this section closed in the early 1980s after a rail strike and is now a cycle/walkway.

Wickham Bishops / River Blackwater railway Viaduct
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A trip to the Greenhouses







Today I went to a Fushia Garden Centre near Maldon, Essex. They had a few greenhouses with other types of flower as well. Was a nice little trip in the country. Taken on my Canon IXUS 130.