1977

SD1868 : Walney Bridge

taken 50 years ago, near to Vickerstown, Cumbria, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Walney Bridge in this square
Walney Bridge
Walney Bridge
Of particular interest is the railway-type semaphore signal used to control navigation through this opening bridge.
The bus belonged to the then Barrow Corporation bus undertaking.
This is one of a series of views featuring buses in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Link

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Category: Bridge
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · View from Walney Bridge [6] · Barrow Corporation Bus [3] Title Clusters: · Walney Bridge [4] ·
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SD1868, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 18 March, 1977   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 22 January, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 187 686 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:6.4539N 3:14.6253W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 189 687
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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Image classification(about): Geograph (Third Visitor for SD1868) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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