Padlocks denoting couples love hang afixed to the mesh fence over the railway line. It’s hardly the Seine, but the sentiment will still stand. I see these locks when I cross this bridge on occasion and wonder about their origins. Some of them have been there for years and now are gaining more and more rust. Some are engraved. Others have the names of their originators written upon them in ink, and those are fading away in some cases. How many of the couples are still together, I wonder? And do those who didn’t make the distance remember making their mark in this way? Have any been removed by those spurned? Little monuments to people’s lives.
Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 50mm f/2.8 MC & Ilford HP5+ (@1600). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 20mins @ 20°.
Taken on 26 November 2020
Steel City Snapper photography 
Very nice. Indeed, little moments in peoples lives and each with a story. Lots to contemplate in this one. I’ve seen (and photographed) the padlocks on the bridge over the river at Bakewell which seems almost romantically ritualistic. Whereas attaching them to a less populated bridge, particularly over a railway perhaps adds another dimension and possibly more poignant layer to the story!
My pics of love locks are on the link below if you are interested 🙂
https://postcardcafe.wordpress.com/?s=bakewell
Best wishes
Mr C 🙂
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I have a few photos of the locks on the bridge at Bakewell, but I’ve not managed to get one I really like. I’d hoped to get out there a few weeks ago, but South Yorkshire being placed into tier 3 (and then lockdown) put paid to that unfortunately. Always next year, all being well…
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