Bridge Gallery

Kemble Station, Gloucestershire, c.1940s

A view of the Junction of Cirencester Branch towards Swindon at Kemble station in Gloucestershire, c.1940s. It opened in 1872, and closed to goods 1967.
The limestone bridge became Grade II listed in 2015, with the station and the water tank granted listed status in 1986

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1940s, Bridge, Gloucestershire, Grade Ii Listed, Junction, Kemble, Kemble Station, Platform, Station

Penzance Viaduct, 1923

A GWR publicity view of Penzance Viaduct in Cornwall, taken in 1923. Wooden viaducts across rivers became a common feature of the railway in Cornwall as they were a cheaper alternative to longer lasting stone constructions. By the 1930s most of these viaducts had been replaced

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1920s, 1923, Bridge, Cornwall, Penzance, Viaduct, Wooden Viaduct

Bideford, Devon, September 1934

A GWR publicity view of the port town of Bideford in Devon, taken September 1934. This image shows the Old Bideford Long Bridge on the left and the River Torridge running through the town. The bridge was first built c.1280 on the estuary, connecting the two sides of the busy coastal port. Two ships can be seen in this photograph docked at the quay on the far side of the river.
Bideford is home to the Bideford Railway Heritage Centre

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