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As mentioned in my previous post this was the first major bridge of its kind to be designed for vehicles.
Project 2020 which is community group local to the bridge have produced a leaflet full of interesting facts about the bridge:
The remarkable bridge was built by Captain Samuel Brown RN in 1819-20 to demonstrate patents. Brown [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2012
This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.
Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
20 Comments CherryPie on Dec 4th 2011
Filed under Holidays, Northumberland 2011
PhotoHunt – Wrong
After saying goodbyes at The Coach House I drove across country and called in at Mainsgill Farm Shop for a cup of tea. When I arrived Kevin was there greeting all the ladies. He seems to have become a bit more gregarious since my last visit, he was posing in front of a [...]
24 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2011
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The Patio at the Coach House
Sit and rest a while with me…
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2011
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Northumberland 2011
The Union Chain Bridge
This was the first major bridge of its kind to be designed for vehicles. It is also the oldest surviving iron suspension bridge in Europe. When the bridge was built in 1820 it was the longest iron suspension bridge in the world.
Prior to the building of the bridge, those wishing to cross the River [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2011
