Pulls Ferry

Pulls Ferry is the water gate for Norwich Cathedral. The attractive flint building we see today dates to the 15th century, but the channel running up to the Ferry is far older; in fact it was built before the cathedral. In the medieval period transportation was a persistent problem, especially transportation of heavy building materials. Roads were poor - if they existed at all, so wherever possible building materials were transported by boat. Before work beghan on the cathedral in the 12th century a narrow chance, or canal, was dug from the River Wensum to the building site.

Heavy stone, much of it from France, was brought up the canal to the site. In addition to stone from Caen, timber from the Baltic came up the canal, along with iron from Sweden. It was not only building materials that came through the watergate; peat from the great East Anglisn fens was brought here to be used as fuel in the priory kitchens.

Pulls ferry is a stunning piece of old historical architecture, I wanted to create this image with my unique style. Shadows are just as interesting as light, sometimes more so.