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 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 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.

Walton Hall Bridge

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at Walton Hall, near Wakefield, Yorkshire

Thomas Waterton, father of Charles Waterton, had a mansion built in 1767-8 on an island in the grounds of Walton Hall. It was accessed by an elegant iron bridge, built in 1828, which still survives. The castings were made by the Milton Iron Works. [1]

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Sources of Information

  1. 'The Iron Bridge - Symbol of the Industrial Revolution' by Neil Cossons & Barrie Trinder, Phillimore & Co., 2002