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Preston, Tram Bridge 1903
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Having Avenham Park in the background does enhance the pleasure of a walk over the bridge. Avenham Tower can be seen in the trees to the right, and the paths lead away to Frenchwood. The bridge was designed by William Cartwright, the canal's civil engineer, who was also an optician in Preston and an inventor of some note. In 1936 the swollen river flooded some allotments and washed away a hen shed, which hit the bridge. Without much debate the broken bridge was repaired, and the citizens continued to enjoy their promenades. Some early postcards refer to the Walk as 'Lovers' Lane'.

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Preston, Tram Bridge 1903

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The Old Tram Bridge In Wartime
During WW2 as a young lad I lived in Ribblesdale Place and Avenham Colonnade and remember that the timber bridge decking was almost completely removed apart from a narrow walkway to hinder invading troop vehicles, After the war we used to visit a little timber shack next to the playing fields at the southern end of the bridge where Stanley Worden sold soft drinks and snacks. Seventy years on I still remember hot Vimto for 2d.!
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