Poole Lifting Bridge
For anyone who has lived in and around Poole the Hamworthy Lifting bridge provokes memories. In 1991 I met my first wife who was from "The other side" of the bridge and this necessitated regular trips to Hamworthy. The bridge lifts every hour, on the hour to let various boats through. The lift generally lasts about 15 minutes, although it can take longer. Therefore I would regularly find myself cursing my luck as I sat in a large traffic jam (particularly in Summer).
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RE: RE: Poole Lifting Bridge
In 1957 at the age of 11, I had to make daily bus journeys across Poole lifting bridge to go to Hamworthy Secondary Modern School. It was a lovely school, very modern and not long built. I must say they were the best days and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey each day even though later at the age of thirteen we moved from poole to Oakdale and I had to catch two buses to get there.
Comment from Sylvia Webb on Sunday, 5th February 2012.