NOSTALGIA: Peterborough's Crescent Bridge spanning the ages
As a newcomer to Peterborough (I’ve only live here 20-odd years!) I’ve always felt the city has been poorly served with bridges. There are not enough of them and those that there are don’t fulfil a key role – which is to showcase the surroundings by being a great vantage point for views.
Crescent Bridge is a real city landmark and having been built in 1913 is more than a 100 years old. It spans the East Coast line and was indeed built to replace dangerous level crossings. Unless you are well over six foot tall or on the top deck of a bus, the bridge offers no views.
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Today’s pictures show the bridge under construction and some of the men who worked on it.
The picture of the horses and carts is an evocative sight, very different to today’s busy road packed with vehicles.
And, while not exactly the Forth Bridge, painting it is a big job as no doubt this man pictured in 1983 would testify. Does anyone know who he is?
The final pictures show the aftermath of a crash near the bridge in 1922. There were houses on a road called The Crescent near the bridge.