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There are four cast iron ribs, each comprising five sections bolted together.<ref>'Civil Engineering Heritage - East Anglia' by Peter Cross-Rudkin, Phillimore & Co, 2010</ref> | There are four cast iron ribs, each comprising five sections bolted together.<ref>'Civil Engineering Heritage - East Anglia' by Peter Cross-Rudkin, Phillimore & Co, 2010</ref> | ||
Each parapet is assembled from five cast iron panels. Dovetails on the top edges locate in slots in cast iron handrails to interconnect the plates, the gaps at the dovetails | Each parapet is assembled from five cast iron panels. Dovetails on the top edges locate in slots in cast iron handrails to interconnect the plates, the gaps at the dovetails being filled (presumably by lead). Other details of construction were more successful, but do not reveal themselves so readily. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 19 January 2018
The former Anchor Brewery of Bullard and Sons is adjacent to the bridge
in Norwich
Also known as St Miles Bridge.
A cast iron bridge built in 1804. Designed by James Frost of St Faith's Lane, Norwich.
There are four cast iron ribs, each comprising five sections bolted together.[1]
Each parapet is assembled from five cast iron panels. Dovetails on the top edges locate in slots in cast iron handrails to interconnect the plates, the gaps at the dovetails being filled (presumably by lead). Other details of construction were more successful, but do not reveal themselves so readily.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Civil Engineering Heritage - East Anglia' by Peter Cross-Rudkin, Phillimore & Co, 2010