2009

SD9927 : The Old Bridge, looking towards the Buttress

taken 17 years ago, near to Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, England

The Old Bridge, looking towards the Buttress
The Old Bridge, looking towards the Buttress
The 'old packhorse bridge' in Hebden Bridge is on an ancient route from Halifax to Burnley. From here the route heads steeply up the hill to Heptonstall, via the 'Buttress'. The bridge was rebuilt in stone around 1610, replacing an earlier wooden bridge. It has been repaired or altered at numerous times over the last 500 years. Despite being referred to as the 'packhorse bridge', it would have been capable of carrying vehicular traffic.

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Category: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Landcover: Urban [425] · Old Bridge [73] · Looking from Heptonstall [5] ·
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Photographer
Phil Champion   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 3 February, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 4 July, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 992 272 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.4708N 2:0.8165W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 992 272
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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