Karl McAuley Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hello I am trying to find out when a bridge over the Don at Brightside - Weedon Street was first constructed, the earliest I can find is an OS map for 1854 but I'm thinking a bridge has been there for some considerable time, well before the railway Thanks Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Brightside Bridge was on a list of bridges in the West Riding compiled for the Quarter Sessions in 1730. The bridge and approaches were "adopted" by the Corporation in 1857. The following may help: From PictureSheffield: A Rough Draught of that part of [Car]Brook [Carbrook] Estate contiguous to the Wheels and Tilting Mill Date: 1741 Surveyor: William Fairbank I. Fields, etc. between the Don and the Carr Brook, with perspective sketches of Brightside Bridge (three arched), a farmhouse and the wheels and tilt; an historical account of the development of the wheels is given, with an explanation of the causes of flooding; flooded areas marked in with acreages. (Carbrook Street) Brightside Forge and Nether Forge, including part of the Carbrook Estate. Original at Sheffield City Archives: ACM/MAPS/SheD/786S 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl McAuley Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Hello Edmund Excellent, thank-you for all the information, very useful Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boginspro Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Addy has this in his “Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of Sheffield” And from Hunter's Hallamshire History and Topography of Sheffield - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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