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Saltash, The Royal Albert Bridge From Fore Street c.1955
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece of 1859 brought the mainline railway across the Tamar into Cornwall, and it still carries rail traffic today. At the time of this photograph, they were steam trains. The only other way into Plymouth was on the ferry, but by 1961 a new suspension road bridge had been completed alongside the railway bridge.

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Memories of Saltash, the Royal Albert Bridge from Fore Street c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Saltash, The Royal Albert Bridge From Fore Street c.1955

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Early Memories Of Saltash
I lived in a two story flat, over what was Barclays Bank. Almost opposite was the Guidhall and St Nicholas and Faith Church. We had a clear view from our lounge and upper bedroom window of the road leading to the station and local police station. Immediately behind the bank property lived Mr and Mrs Hobbs with their daughters on what you might call a smallholding. Mr Hobbs worked for the council and bred ...see more
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