WAW001741 WALES (1946). View of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits
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| Title | [WAW001741] View of Britannia Tubular Bridge, Menai Straits |
| Reference | WAW001741 |
| Date | 11-July-1946 |
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6413200 |
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| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES |
| Easting / Northing | 254150, 371000 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -4.1845478083954, 53.215728423159 |
| National Grid Reference | SH542710 |
Pins
 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 |
| Vaynol Hall |
 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 |
User Comment Contributions
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 |