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placename:-
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Skerton Bridge
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site name:-
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Lune, River
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locality:-
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Lancaster
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county:-
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Lancashire
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bridge
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coordinates:-
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SD479622
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10Km square:-
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SD46
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SD4762 |
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source:- |
Burrow 1920s
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Road strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland
etc, now Cumbria, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch,
by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,
1920s. |
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... At Lancaster we are at the mouth of the Lune, which must
be crossed by Skerton Bridge on leaving the town
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date:-
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1920=1929
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period:-
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1920s
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descriptive text:- |
Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
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Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William
Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839;
published 1839-52. |
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Page 2:-
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... and noble bridge crossing the Lune ...
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date:-
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1839
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period:-
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19th century, early; 1830s
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descriptive text:- |
Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849)
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Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes,
later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley,
published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J
Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale,
Cumbria, 1823 onwards. |
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Page 169:-
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Engraving, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt.
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Page 171:-
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... The new Bridge, a little higher up the river, is allowed
to be one of the handsomest of its size in Europe. It was
completed in 1788, at an expense of L14,000. ...
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date:-
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1849
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period:-
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19th century, early
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source:- |
Otley 1818
-- probably relevant
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New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland,
Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch,
by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh,
Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland
now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s. |
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Implied by a road crossing the Lune.
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bridge
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descriptive text:- |
West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
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Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West,
published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once
Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821. |
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Page 24:-
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... Skerton town end: an eligible situation for a new one,
which would make a fine and convenient entrance into
Lancaster, from the north, and which at present on many
accounts it much wants [1].
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[1] A new bridge has since been erected on the site above
pointed out. It was built after a design of Mr. Harrison,
consists of five equal eliptical (sic) arches, and is 549
feet long. The expense of the erection, which was paid by
the county, amounted to 14,000l. It is one of the handsomest
bridges of its size in Europe, and does honour to the taste
of the architect, and to the public spirit of those who
promoted the work on so liberal a plan.
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
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... Here [Lancaster] is a good bridge of four arches over
the Lune, ...
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person:-
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architect
: Harrison, Mr
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date:-
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1769; 1778
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period:-
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18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s
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descriptive text:- |
Defoe 1724-26
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Travel book, Tour through England and Wales, by Daniel
Defoe, published in parts, London, 1724-26. |
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[Lancaster, River Lune] ... the bridge is handsome and
strong, ...
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date:-
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1724=1726
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period:-
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18th century, early; 1720s
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hearsay |
Designed by Thomas Harrison, built 1736-38. It is possibly
modelled on an ancient roman bridge at Rimini, Italy. 5
spans of 66 to 68 feet, with elliptical arches.
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Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013
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