York Within the Walls: Lendal Bridge

 

Looking over the bridge towards Museum Street.
Looking over the bridge towards Museum Street.

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Lendal Bridge.

Built in 1860-63 to provide better access between the city and the railway station then on Toft Green within the Bar Walls.
First talked about in 1840 when the station was opened on Toft Green, it took 20 years of arguing over who should pay for the bridge before construction could start. The foundation stone was laid in 1860 but the partially constructed bridge collapsed in 1861. A new design by Thomas Page, the designer of London bridge, was built and opened in 1863. The bridge was strengthened in 1910 when an electric tram route from Dringhouses to Haxby Road was built.

On the left is Lendal Tower, the site of the first city water works, and on the right is another toll booth.

This is part of the Inner Ring road (the only section within the walls) and is very busy with traffic during the day.

Photo: taken 3 June 2007. Photo Copyright Dave Woodcock 2008.

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