Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,656 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Haggerleazes Bridge

From Graces Guide

in the parish of Cockfield, County Durham. Crosses the River Gaunless

Also known as Hagger Leazes Bridge, Hagger Leases Bridge, Swin Bridge.

Built in 1830 for the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Designed by William Storey. Date panel names James Wilson of Pontefract as the builder. [1]

This is believed to be second skew railway bridge (the first being at Rainhill). It has an impressive degree of skew, the span measuring 19 ft at right angles to the abutment face along the face of the arch, an angle of 27 degrees.[2]

Numerous photos here.


See Also

Sources of Information

  1. [1] Historic England listing
  2. 'An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges' by David McFetrich, Pen & Sword Transport, 2019