Railings......

.........in front of what used to be the Infant school. It is now the Youth club which, I'm told, is well used. The school was built around the 1880s and these railings were erected at the same time.

During World War II, many sets of iron railings in Britain were removed. Railings were usually cut off at the base; the stubs may still be seen outside many buildings where they have never been replaced. This was supposedly to provide scrap metal for munitions, but there is some scepticism as to whether they were actually used for this purpose and it is said that many were dumped in the Irish Sea!!

One of the earliest uses of cast iron railings in England was in 1710–14 at St Paul's Cathedral, despite the objections of Christopher Wren, who did not want a fence around the Cathedral at all, and said that if there had to be one it should be of wrought rather than cast iron. The set was made at Hoadly Forge, Lamberhurst, in the Weald of Kent and surrounded the cathedral, including seven gates. It weighed two hundred tons and cost six pence a pound. The total cost was £11,202 which was a fortune then and is quite a lot even now!

Will be a bit housebound for a while as my left leg is very swollen and painful - apparently I have Cellulitis! Am on a course of anti-biotics which should clear it up and have been advised to walk on it as little as possible or to stand for very long and to keep my leg elevated for as much as possible every day! It never rains but what it pours!!

It's another lovely morning - hardly any clouds - but a lot cooler - only 50 Deg.F.

Have a great day.