Bridges of Accrington(Historical)

[katex]

Originally Posted by piltymon

Is this the start of a competition? I think we'll only see pleasure cruisers these days though. I would have loved to have lived in the days of barges. I was lucky enough to see a horse drawn barge once. Magnificent sight.

Believe me pilty, willow will get there first ...

[Nickelson]

that bridge near accrington c.c next to higham's thar one near the bingo hall and glyn web (the curved one) and the one on willows lane and one near brunswick terrace. one near the coves in ossy too.

[Ber999T]

From Church And Oswaldtwistle station towards Rishton there are 3 bridges one over Coach Rd, one over Blackburn Rd and last one over Leeds/Liverpool canal. After that (I believe) under the embankment there is a wooden trellis which is also a bridge. Seen pictures on web but can't find them yet

[Tealeaf]

The really interesting pictures to have would be those taken inside the Hyndburn River culverts - such as that part running from the Bridge pub, by the market hall and under the Arndale; the bit running under Arnold's/Express gifts and the canal at Church; and the Tinker, as it runs uner the Canal and Blythes. My guess is that all of these are in a better condition than the Broadway pavement.

[***Mr D***]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

There was but its now been filled in - it was just after the school where you go round on to rising bridge road or upto the farmers glory.

They filled it in when they built the bypass - it was the old railway lines and they needed a place where to dump the stuff from the new bypass as in meaning the haslingden one not the highway in the sky.

But now we still have a bridge - the highway in the sky going over northfield road.

Was this just a bridge or a tunnel that was filled?

I was wondering if the old manchester train line was above ground all the way or whether it ventured into a tunnel.

[steeljack]

Is there not a pub in Blackburn called the Aqueduct ? can't remember where it was though

[cashman]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

The really interesting pictures to have would be those taken inside the Hyndburn River culverts - such as that part running from the Bridge pub, by the market hall and under the Arndale; the bit running under Arnold's/Express gifts and the canal at Church; and the Tinker, as it runs uner the Canal and Blythes. My guess is that all of these are in a better condition than the Broadway pavement.

we used to go walkabout up the one from bull bridge under the red brick culvert where the old market was built n it came out somewhere in the area past oak street, where the little car parks are now i think, wasn't much to photograph tealeaf occasional rat excepting.where the river stink was visible at bull bridge before it went under the road there was a large pipe ran into it, we explored that one day crawling up etc n it came out at a grate half way up castle street. that was in my cashy the explorer days.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by cashman

was still there last summer, used to jump off it onto the coal barges late 50s early 60s n skive a lift to burnley or blackburn, used to jump across to one coming the opposite way to get back home, lovely summer pastime, the Bargees were nearly all characters,had some good laffs. just noticed think yer on the wrong swingbridge? cant drive down jacksons field to the cut- no vehicular acess.

I remember that ... we usually got on the barges under the Whalley Road bridge in Clayton ... I took a little nostalgic trip thro the area on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal web site.

[Ber999T]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Is there not a pub in Blackburn called the Aqueduct ? can't remember where it was though

Yes there is and it still going. It is near Ewood Park home of BRFC

[Eric]

I know that this bridge is not in Accrington, but it's a wonderful bridge and worth seeing: The Confederation Bridge/Pont de la Confederation crossing 12.9 km of the Northumberland Strait, linking New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

[swingbrig]

Don't know whether you'd class this as a bridge. We called it the Roman Tunnel as kids - takes you under the canal to the Golf course to find 'lost' balls. Think it was called Roman because of the cobbled roof. Apart from the motorway going under the canal between Church and Rishton, I don't know of another bridge / tunnel going under the canal around here.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by swingbrig

Don't know whether you'd class this as a bridge. We called it the Roman Tunnel as kids - takes you under the canal to the Golf course to find 'lost' balls. Think it was called Roman because of the cobbled roof. Apart from the motorway going under the canal between Church and Rishton, I don't know of another bridge / tunnel going under the canal around here.

whereabouts is that one swingbrig? obviously before the motorway one coming from church end of the cut.

[Bob Dobson]

In the book 'An Accrington Mixture' is an essay called 'Bridge that gap' by Les Bond. In it he sets out details of various bridges and undergrounds in the town.

[swingbrig]

Hi Cashman. This tunnel / bridge can be located by turning down Lower Aspen Lane which is at the side of the Hare and Hounds (West End, Osw) until the canal bridge. Walk along the canal as if to Rishton. After about 300yds or so there is a culvert where a brook goes under the canal. It is private land both sides. As kids we were small enough to take this shortcut through the 'Roman Tunnel' to go through to the cows on the other side (to the left) and the golf 'balls' (to the right). 'Grown ups' had to cross the stone bridge on Lower Aspen Lane. The opening is not much bigger than the one you mentioned at Bullbrig going up toward Castle street. Hope this helps.

[swingbrig]

PS There is further reference to the Roman Tunnel in Childhood Summer/Autumn Antics by Westender