Former Tramway Bridge over River Stour
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Former Tramway Bridge over River Stour
Image: © Paul Collins Taken: 4 Mar 2022
This lane this bridge carries was formerly part of Shelah Road but this eastern section was bypassed in the latter half of the twentieth century and now serves merely as cul-de-sac access to a few houses and as a public footpath. Here it crosses the River Stour which is in a deep ravine. I think that before it was Shelah Road, it was originally built as a tramway to link Old Hawn (later Hawne) Colliery with the canal. The colliery operated from about 1834 to 1902.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.459067
Longitude
-2.05176