footbridge

Streetview It's the synod house of Christchurch Cathedral, without the footbridge.

The DIA says 1870s for the passageway to the synod hall. While the building itself is dated 1871- 1875.

I can see the window thats now under the arch. There's also unfinished stonework around it. www.google.de/maps/@53.3431999,-6.271787,3a,41y,318.49h,9...

Nineteenth century Irish ecclesiastical humour ...

MR. DEAN'S RESTRICTION A learned and humourous dean was one day seated in the Synod Hall, at Dublin, when a scent bottle, falling from the strangers' gallery, happened to alight upon his somewhat bald cranium. Rising from his chair, he asked permission to make a personal explanation. "My lord primate," he said, "I am always glad to see strangers at our our debates, and I feel especially honored by the presence of women. But " -- here he held up the scent bottle -- " let not their precious balms break my head*."

From trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88440226 30/10/1915 * It is evidently a quote from Psalm 141 v.6 - But let not their precious balms break my head; yea, I will pray yet against their wickedness.

From Thoms 1862 …here Michael's-lane intersects… 1 Sherry, C. feather & flock dlr. 22l. May be the business on High Street.

Is that where e used to go when he was mitching;-). I doubt he can see his school from that one?

Thank you! And yes, I'm sure this is the iron footbridge at Farrenboley National School, crossing the Harcourt Street railway line from Lower Churchtown Road to Columbanus Road.

Would that be Taney National School and, of course, that's the Harcourt Street line. A sister-in-law of mine taught in that school. That line has always fascinated me. It's good the line was preserved or we wouldn't have the LUAS Green Line. I could tell a story about that school, the disused line, a set of car keys and a naughty pupil but daren't :D

Na Glasáin?

Swordscookie Oi! I didn't where I am today by mitching off school!

Here is the same bridge in 1994, in bits:



This is now the site of Windy Arbour Station on the Luas green line.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Springwood NSW, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

We'd love to have any historic photos of Springwood NSW and Faulconbridge Valley Heights Winmalee area you can add for the Blue Mountains Local Studies group