Footbridge over the Seaton Burn, Holywell Dene
Introduction
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Footbridge over the Seaton Burn, Holywell Dene
Image: © Geoff Holland Taken: 6 May 2020
This is the same footbridge as is shown at https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6465676 but viewed from the opposite bank of the burn and slightly upstream. When the first Ordnance Survey Six-Inch map of the area was published in 1865, a wooden viaduct crossed the burn at this point and it is quite conceivable that the old stonework, beneath both ends of the bridge, formed part of the viaduct support system. The viaduct carried a waggonway, a branch of the Blyth & Tyne Railway, which stretched from Hartley Pit to Seaton Sluice, serving both the Hartley Bottle Works and the nearby Iron Works. For a selection of detailed free to download walking routes in the area visit www.northtynesidewalks.co.uk
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Image Location
Latitude
55.077682
Longitude
-1.475117