Pennyfarthing gears
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Pennyfarthing gears by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Pennyfarthing gears
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 26 Dec 2013
Nothing to do with bicycles, these are in fact the gears from the old swing bridge and date from 1791. They were in continual use until the replacement of the old bridge by the present structure in 1970.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.785259
Longitude
-1.064277