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Widnes, The Transporter Bridge c.1955
Photo ref:
W97009
More about this scene
The bust on the plinth in the foreground is of Creighton Hutchinson, a local doctor and benefactor, who died in 1927. The last crossing of the Transporter Bridge took place on 22 July 1961 (the day after the new bridge was opened) with 250 specially invited guests going along for the ride.
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Memories of Widnes, the Transporter Bridge c1955
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