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A Beginning
My Grandfather, Richard Summersgill, was born in Prescot, Lancashire on July 9, 1864 the son of Richard and Ellen Gore Summersgill. He emigrated to USA in 1888. His friend Peter Kelly worked at the Pilkington Glass with him, and they ...Read more
A memory of Salford by
North Road
I have recently moved to North Road in Three Bridges into one of the original railway cottages, I can see that the house was there in a map of Three Bridges dated 1874 1:2500 scale. I am really interested in the history and would ...Read more
A memory of Three Bridges in 1870 by
Seaton, Cornwall (Keveral Lane)
It was nice to read of some familiar names that lived in Seaton at the same time as me, Jon Sandy for one. I often think of Jane Sandy and where she is now. I came to live in Seaton when I was 2 years old in ...Read more
A memory of Seaton in 1958 by
Childhood
My mum's aunt and uncle, Tom and Polly Stepney, lived in Three Bridges on what was always referred to as "the farm". A couple of years ago I visited with my husband and we tried to find where it was. After lot of searching we ...Read more
A memory of Three Bridges in 1940
Construction Of Bristol's Floating Harbour
Construction of the floating harbour: In the 18th century, the docks in Liverpool grew larger and so increased competition with Bristol for the tobacco trade. Coastal trade was also important, with the area ...Read more
A memory of Bristol by
A Day Trip From Cambridge To Stanhope
On the 9th of April, this year, 2011, I travelled from Cambridge to Stanhope on the train. The Diesel pulling us was the 'Roy Castle'. I hadn't travelled on the route since the 1960's, especially from ...Read more
A memory of Stanhope by
St. Francis School.
St Francis school was on the Three Bridges to Crawley road , just past the soccer ,(sorry , football ) , field) . Almost across from the Franciscan Friary. I would love to see pictures of the old school , if it is still ...Read more
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1961 (Ish) Bridge Stores
We lived at Bridge Stores for several years during which time I went to the Infants and Primary School before going across the border to Heron Wood School. I remember playing in the Rec and making dens in the wooded area at the ...Read more
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The bridge shown here is the railway bridge. Soon
and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town, following the construction of the line from Three Bridges to
The height of the mast can clearly be seen on the moored wherry on the right of the picture; it would have to be laid flat to negotiate the many low road bridges on the Broads.
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles
The Bridge Stores at Chideock sold everything the visitor could want, from ice-creams to picture postcards.
The River Brett is spanned by two 18th-century hump-backed bridges, one of which is dated 1754.
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain- guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles
There are only two bridges on this stretch of the river, which probably explains why Reading has not expanded on the north bank.
This was the latest of many wooden bridges to span the River Stour at this point on the main route from Essex (right) into Suffolk.
Whitchurch Tollbridge Company was established in the 18th century: a distinctive Victorian bridge of lattice ironwork spans the Thames between Whitchurch and Pangbourne, one of only two remaining toll bridges on
Bridge Stores (right of centre) advertises Colman`s Mustard in much more basic style than the Victorian sign that used to look down on the central part of the street.
The county boasted three of the highest bridges on the British railway network (rails above ground or high water level): Deepdale at 161 ft, Hownes Gill at 150 ft, and the Hawthorn at 110.5 ft.
Cannington Viaduct, near Uplyme, was one of the first railway bridges to be made out of concrete.
Cannington Viaduct, near Uplyme, was one of the first railway bridges to be made out of concrete.
There were only two other bridges on British Railways that were longer than the Severn Bridge: the second Tay (10,711 ft) and the Forth (8296 ft).
James Kay, who lived here when the Manchester to Bolton railway was built, required the bridges on his estate to be decorated with battlemented towers, to preserve its character.
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles
Bridge Stores (right of centre) advertises Colman`s Mustard in much more basic style than the Victorian sign that used to look down on the central part of the street.
The River Brett is spanned by two adjoining 18th-century hump-backed bridges, one of which is dated 1754.
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