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Another bridge chapel

Back in April of this year, I posted about the bridge chapel in Wakefield that stands over the River Calder. I mentioned in that post that it was one of only five such structures in the country, the others being situated in Rotherham, Derby, Bradford-on-Avon, and St. Ives (Cambridgeshire). The picture in today’s post is of the Chapel of Our Lady of Rotherham Bridge, in Rotherham, which dates back to 1483. This bridge crosses the River Don.

It was raining heavily on the day I took the photograph (you can just about make out the diagonal streaks of the raindrops if you look at the image at larger sizes), but the door was ajar and a service looked to be just about to start. I did try and get a photo of the worshippers inside, but someone came and closed the door just as I took the shot and I instead captured a somewhat blurry image of a clergyman who looks a little bit like a ghost!

This one turned out nicer, and was the last shot on the roll. As I was thoroughly soaked by this time, I treat myself to a fresh cream scone to eat when I got home. πŸ™‚

FILM - Bridge chapel

Pentax Espio 140m & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 1 October 2019

2 thoughts on “Another bridge chapel

  1. It’s one of these:

    https://www.alamy.com/scone-filled-with-jam-and-fresh-cream-on-a-wooden-board-image66350862.html

    I’m not an expert (so blame Google if this is wrong!), but I think a scone is similar to what you’d call a biscuit over there, but scones use eggs in the mixture, whereas biscuits don’t.

    Scones are usually a sweet baked good in the UK, often containing dried fruit (usually sultanas, but cherries are quite commong too). Sometimes they’re sliced and buttered, sometimes sliced and sandwiched with clotted (or whipped) cream and jam. Sometimes they’re dusted with sugar.

    You can also have savoury scones though, usually with cheese in the mixture.

    I now want a scone. πŸ™‚

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