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Re: Bascule Bridge
[Re: Sufee]
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7th Jun 2017 9:56am
7th Jun 2017 9:56am
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granny
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You could always try Birkenhead Transport Museum. Either visit or call on 647 2128 .See if anyone is left there to give information. The reason I say, is that there used to be a Heritage Trail, which incorporated trams, ,Edgerton Bridge etc and those guys had an amazing amount of information at their finger tips. Also because they all knew each other and passed on interesting stuff. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/290873
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Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Bascule Bridge
[Re: Sufee]
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7th Jun 2017 10:16am
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Egerton Dock, is in Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England. Named after Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton who laid the foundation stone in October 1844, the dock was completed in 1847. This was just prior to a suspension of the dock scheme, due to a financial crisis affecting the Dock Company. The dock was originally accessible to shipping from the Great Float and via the Morpeth Dock. Here we see a general view across this now disused dock. Egerton Bridge is a Bascule Bridge which is well worth the visit, located within Birkenhead dock system, Birkenhead, Wirral, UK. It is an unusual bridge over the road between two docks. It is situated between Egerton Dock and Morpeth Dock and is a working example of a bascule bridge. It was built between 1928 and 1931, as one of four similar bascule bridges in the Merseyside docks, replacing an earlier swing bridge. The bridge and the machine house were completely restored in 1993 and opened to the public in 1995. The word Bascule is French for see-saw. You can climb up to enjoy the view, and there is an audio-visual presentation to see. The word Bascule is French for see-saw. http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-egerton-bridge-in-birkenhead-wirral-uk-79805429.html
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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Re: Bascule Bridge
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7th Jun 2017 12:23pm
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It's had a bad time this bridge. Some years ago it was undergoing refurbishment, and the gearing, racks etc had to be removed. Some bright spark decided to store them temporarily in a skip.
Yes, you can guess what happened. Skip contents = scrap, so the whole lot went off to the scrapyard and thence to a blast furnace in China. There were no drawings, so the whole lot had to be expensively redesigned and manufactured. It's no longer really very historic in that respect anyway.
I think most people using the road would prefer something a bit quicker. Hopefully the new bridge will be, but I wouldn't put money on it!
I disagree about it being 'lovely' by the way. It has always struck me as rather an ill-proportioned and ugly building but in any case I don't agree with maintaining things simply because they are old.I don't want to live in a museum. Good luck with your research on it though.
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Re: Bascule Bridge
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7th Jun 2017 7:23pm
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A lot of wasted money over the years. I think Edgerton Bridge was set on fire, and broken into a couple of times.
There was also, Pacific Road Theatre, Wirral Museum at the Town Hall, Historic Warships, Pumping Station, Antiques Triangle, extended Tram Line, all having money thrown at them, but the money was from Europe, so instead of being careful they wasted it, because I assume they thought the money would keep on coming. Disgusting in my opinion and a terrible waste.
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. ~Chief Seattle
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