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The Guildhall of which town, is it in Lincoln too?
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Just looked it up. I could have done that before I asked. ๐
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Yes, sorry. Should have specified really! ๐
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I don't think I've ever been to Lincoln, not the city anyway. The cathedral does look worth a visit. Is it as splendid as Salisbury? I would enjoy the Guildhall too of course.
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It's a lovely cathedral and lots of history. The whole area up there called the bailgate is lovely to be fair. Lots of nice pubs and little local shops. I'd definitely recommend visiting (although I'm probably biased). I've not visited Salisbury cathedral but had a little google and it looks gorgeous!
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A couple of Russian gentlemen found Salisbury Cathedral so spectacular, they journeyed all the way from Moscow to see it. ๐ค
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My issue is slopes and stairs, for obvious reasons. I am much curtailed in where I can go these days. I will add Linoln to my list anyway! I have more places in the UK to visit than I have the time to see. I never understood why people have to go overseas for a holiday.
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That's a bit of a negative in some areas of Lincoln. As beautiful as it is, the cathedral and bailgate are located on a hill at the very top of Lincoln. There are quite a lot of steep areas, mainly if you're looking to go from the bailgate in to the centre of the town. The famous "Steep hill" definitely lives up to it's name. I've attempted this on many occasion after a few wines. I'm sure it's a very entertaining watch ๐ Here's a picture of some of it:
There are other routes into town though and the bus probably takes 5-10 minutes tops. And there are cobble stone streets in the bailgate in some places which I'm guessing are a no-go for you? Although most do have flat paths.
Are you in Salisbury or just like the cathedral there?
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Pah, you need to see the Hilltown in Dundee. Dundee is built on the slopes of an extinct volcano. It's like San Francisco with rotten weather!
My Freedom Chair would get up all manner of hills, I would be snookered with stairs though.
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Courseโฆ you're Scotland based aren't you! I knew that ๐
I had a google but wasn't very helpful. Is there any particular streets I can look for?
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As we have family in Lincoln, namely Dad's twin Sister and my Cousin and her family, we used to go a lot back when Dad could drive.
Now sadly Auntie Irene has Dementia (like Dad) and recently had to go and live in a Hospice.
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Small world eh @SheffieldMan1976! Did you like it when you visited?
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Yep.
I also remember going when my 18 year old Nephew was about 5, went a bit mad buying toys for him from Toys R Us (back then he had a bit of a Bob the Builder ****, and I bought him all the vehicles and figures)
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Aww that's sweet of you. Bet he adores you ๐ It was a big old shop that! Was great going there as a kid.
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Online pictures don't do it justice, I've just taken a look. Walking or Driving up the Hilltown would eventually take you to Dundee Law, which sits at an elevation of around 570 feet. The view is pretty decent from there, you can get a nice view of both Tay bridges, and over to Fife.
The original rail bridge was crossed by the last Emperor of Brazil - Pedro II, Queen Victoria's youngest son - Prince Leopold, and most impressively - President Ulysses S. Grant in 1877. It was the longest in the world at the time.
The bridge fell down on 28th December1879 during a terrible storm, all passengers aboard a Dundee bound train were killed. Sir Thomas Bouch the railway engineer and bridge designer, he died the following October, his reputation destroyed.
The remains of the old bridge can be clearly observed from a train crossing today!
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That place looks gorgeous! Can see it's got some serious elevation in the 2nd few pictures. I love the bridge and history. Can't believe it was once the longest in the world ๐ฏ
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The contractors cut corners with even the rivets, add that to Sir Thomas Bouch misunderstanding the windloading effect on the girders, not to mention trains travelling too fast, it was an accident waiting to happen.
The Lord Provost of Dundee himself had reported the movement on the bridge, and in fact had stopped using his season ticket!
When I was about 10yo, I used to get dragged around a local care home by my mum, allegedly I would cheer up the residents! One lady in her late 90s, she told me her own mother had witnessed the aftermath of the bridge collapsing. Most Dundonians only learned of the tragedy on the Monday morning, 29th December 1879. Since then, I have never thought about time in the same way. It really isn't that long ago.
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There are numerous areas of Dundee that are far from gorgeous! I suppose all cities could say the same.
I'm glad I don't live there tbh, i'm 10 miles away. I lived and worked there before and when I was married. I'm back in the area I grew up.
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The Tay road bridge was opened in 1966, before that and for centuries, people crossed to and from Fife by ferries, known locally as "Fifies".
The road bridge must still be under construction.
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The Royal Arch, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1844 visit fo Dundee. No rail bridge for her and Prince Albert, they would of course have travelled by sea. Like i mentioned before, the council demolished alot in the 1950s and1960s, this beautiful arch being just one victim. My dad remembers the public outcry in 1964.
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