WAW001741 WALES (1946). View of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits

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Manylion

Pennawd [WAW001741] View of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits
Cyfeirnod WAW001741
Dyddiad 11-July-1946
Dolen Coflein Archive Item 6413200
Enw lle
Plwyf
Ardal
Gwlad WALES
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 254150, 371000
Hydred / Lledred -4.1845478083954, 53.215728423159
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol SH542710

Pinnau

Original Britannia Bridge railway station building, opened 1850 and closed 1858 http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/britannia_bridge/index.shtml

pf329
Wednesday 9th of June 2021 01:20:15 PM
Second World War Home Guard Type 22 (?) Pillbox (Photo attached is a screenshot of the pillbox from an amateur family film made in the early 1940's)

Morgan
Wednesday 26th of August 2020 09:06:01 AM
Lion statues.

cidge
Tuesday 23rd of February 2016 11:17:17 PM
Steam-hauled goods train exiting the tubular bridge. Note the lion statues guarding the entrances of the bridge at both ends.

cidge
Tuesday 23rd of February 2016 11:16:27 PM

Class31
Monday 24th of August 2015 10:20:14 AM
Treborth station, closed 2/3/1959.

mannidaze
Sunday 23rd of August 2015 07:21:50 PM

Cyfraniadau Grŵp

This bridge was built 1845-1850 by Robert Stephenson assisted by William Fairburn and others. It was one of the greatest engineering works of the 19th Century.

Regretably it was severely damaged by fire in May 1970, and was rebuilt as a double-deck rail/road bridge.

John W
Monday 22nd of August 2016 06:43:49 PM