Causey Arch

Jimmy and I went to elder daughter's home for the weekend and took a walk around the Causey arch area. Both to admire the beautiful surroundings and to do some geocaching at the same time. 
 
The Causey Arch is a bridge near Stanley in County Durham, northern England. It is the oldest surviving single-arch railway bridge in the world, and a key element of the industrial heritage of England.  It was built in 1725–26 by stonemason Ralph Wood, funded by a conglomeration of coal-owners known as the "Grand Allies" (founded by Colonel Liddell and the Hon. Charles Montague) at a cost of £12,000. Two tracks crossed the Arch: one (the "main way") to take coal to the River Tyne, and the other (the "bye way") for returning the empty wagons. Over 900 horse-drawn wagons crossed the arch each day using the Tanfield Railway. When the bridge was completed in 1726, it was the longest single-span bridge in the country with an arch span of 31 metres (102 ft), a record it held for thirty years until 1756 when a bridge was built in Pontypridd, Wales. (Info courtesy of Wikipedia)
 

The extra blip is elder daughter trying to persuade Jimmy that paddling in the water is actually fun! No luck yet.