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Wolseley Road, PRESTON, PR1 8EU

Cobbles survive in this street off Riverside. (Part of a circular walk around Preston – continues at Image)

Working on the pitch at BAC/EE Preston cricket club's Riverside ground. The club was affiliated to the British Aircraft Corporation / English Electric which became part of British BAC/EE CC is now run independently and puts four teams into the Palace Shield competition.

Once a road bridge, now closed to traffic except for cyclists and pedestrians.

Once a road bridge, now closed to traffic except for cyclists and pedestrians.

The “Old” Penwortham Bridge is a Georgian masonry former road bridge spanning the River Ribble connecting Broadgate to Penwortham and now used for foot traffic. It was built in 1759 to replace an earlier bridge which was constructed here in 1755 but had collapsed just one year after completion. The bridge's deck is 5½ metres wide, has a cobbled surface and solid parapets. There is an asphalt footway on the downstream side. A cast iron lamp standard is located in a projection on the eastern side. The bridge originally carried the main road from Preston to Leyland, Southport and Liverpool. It has been superseded in recent years by the modern A59 bridge half a mile downstream, Image], (http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=649 Engineering Timelines) Old Penwortham Bridge is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 357988 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-357988-old-penwortham-bridge-lancashire British Listed Buildings)

The bridge structure seen from the original Penwortham bridge carries a pipeline across the river.

The nearer bridge was a former railway bridge, now carrying only piping. To the right is Penwortham Bridge which is now closed to vehicular traffic.

The “Old” Penwortham Bridge is a Georgian masonry former road bridge which is now used for foot traffic. The Bridge has five arches spanning the River Ribble connecting Broadgate to Penwortham; It was built in 1759 to replace an earlier bridge which was constructed here in 1755 but had collapsed just one year after completion. The river is still tidal at this point and so varies in depth through the day. The bridge has five segmental circular arches over the water and a sixth on the north side that sits at roughly right angles to the main part of the bridge, originally designed to carry the approach road from Preston. The bridge originally carried the main road from Preston to Leyland, Southport and Liverpool. It has been superseded in recent years by the modern A59 bridge half a mile downstream, Image], (http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=649 Engineering Timelines) Old Penwortham Bridge is a grade II listed building (English Heritage Building ID: 357988 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-357988-old-penwortham-bridge-lancashire British Listed Buildings) This view is from Broadgate.