The bridgemaster's signal box at Carrow Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The bridgemaster's signal box at Carrow Bridge by Evelyn Simak as part of the Geograph project.
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The bridgemaster's signal box at Carrow Bridge
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 18 May 2018
Carrow Bridge was installed in 1810 as a toll bridge about 150 metres downstream from the present structure. It had a cast-iron elliptical arch with a span of 50ft, cast-iron railings and piers, and white brick abutments and was designed by A Brown and cast by JG Aggs. In 1833 it was rebuilt as a drawbridge mainly of wood so that boats could pass beneath it. In 1923 a new single-leaf roller bascule bridge was constructed by J Butler & Co of Leeds > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5766134 in its current position, due to Colmans’ desire to extend their site across the road. The bridge was opened by the Prince of Wales on 27 June 1923. The bridgemaster's house > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5766165 immediately adjoined, and can be glimpsed at least in part in the background (at left).
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Image Location
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52.620959
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