Victorian brick bridge over the Soar
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Victorian brick bridge over the Soar by Tim Heaton as part of the Geograph project.
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Victorian brick bridge over the Soar
Image: © Tim Heaton Taken: 3 Feb 2008
Has the date '1860' on it, and at the time was the largest brick span in Britain. The paler pink areas appear to be more recent cladding. The bridge used to carry rail trucks from the Mountsorrel granite quarries to the rail line at Barrow, but the granite chippings are now carried on a conveyor belt.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.732961
Longitude
-1.143238