The world is littered with designs for structures

that should never have left the drawing board. 
This high level roundabout, spanning a large retail park, is fortunately one that exists only on paper. 

Bridge over untroubled waters.

A beautiful Spring day in Taunton, 

the county town of Devon's neighbouring county of Somerset,

about an hour and a half by train from Plymouth.

Silhouette

The Red Army

 From the pedestrian walkway on the road bridge, you can see clearly how the Red Army is getting on with the preparation for the repainting.

 

Trainspotting

Yesterday I was on the Cornish side of the Tamar, underneath the road and rail bridges. The rail bridge dates from 1859 and the road bridge from 1861.
I wondered why the workmen were all gathering at the top of the tower, then it became clear.

 

Where the Lynher meets the Tamar

Looking from the Tamar Road Bridge you can see, in detail, the design of Brunel's railway bridge, built in 1859. This bridge is vitally important to the economy of Cornwall because it is the only rail link to the rest of the country. On the right hand side you can see the River Lynher flowing into the Tamar.
This beautiful tidal estuary leads up to the village of St Germans.

From the mouth of the Lynher you can look across to the naval dockyard on the Plymouth side of the Tamar.

Crossing the Tamar

The River Tamar marks the frontier between England and the Celtic nation of Kernow (Cornwall).

The rail bridge and the road bridge were built a hundred years apart linking Plymouth to Saltash.

Today the road bridge is the busiest of all the crossings.

3 Large ferries, each capable of carrying 70 cars, ply between Plymouth and Torpoint on the Cornish side providing a service 24/7.

The smallest year round service sails from Stonehouse, on the Plymouth side to the Cornish village of Cremyll. This gives access to Mount Edgecombe Park and the Rame Peninsula. This is a very popular summer route for walkers who follow the coastline of Plymouth Sound to the village of Cawsand. Take a stroll around Cawsand and see why it is such a popular destination.