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Title: Luddendenfoot Bridge - TWA00237
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Title
Luddendenfoot Bridge - TWA00237
Description
LUDDENDEN FOOT BRIDGE was erected in 1882 by the Luddenden Foot board of Health to replace an earlier bridge washed away in the flood of December 23rd, 1880. This bridge, known as the “currie” bridge, was built between 1790 and 1795, Sowerby paying half the cost and Mr Currie, manufacturer at Boy Mill the other half. Luddenden Foot Bridge is shown on the 1599 map by Christopher Saxton, one of the earliest English map makers, already referred to under Boy Bridge. In 1711 at the Quarter Sessions at Halifax the West Riding granted £6 towards “Luddington” bridge. In 1823 the wing walls and battlements were to be repaired, in 1825 the bridge was to be widened and in 1869 a new causeway was to be laid. At the Wakefield Sessions in April, 1877 Mr Gamaliel Sutcliffe was authorised to build one portion of parapet walls and to maintain them.
Creator
Tom Walker
Source
Olwen Forest
Date
1960 , 1960s
Rights
PHDA - Tom Walker Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
TWA00237.tif
Collection
Citation
Tom Walker, “Luddendenfoot Bridge - TWA00237,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, https://www.penninehorizons.org/items/show/24624.
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