Stirk Bridge over the River Ryburn
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Stirk Bridge over the River Ryburn
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 24 Apr 2021
The English Heritage listing (grade II, entry 1134551) only describes it as a "mid-late 19th century" iron bridge, but a little online research finds that it was built c.1859 to replace the 17th century stone packhorse bridge on the road to Norland. The bridge is seen here in low-flow conditions after a month of dry weather. It looks lovely now on a sunny day, but it would have been a different matter when it was just downstream of a dyeworks.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.705827
Longitude
-1.913161