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Description: | 16th December 1936.
Monk Bridge took its name from the Monk pits, meadowland to the north of the river. George Leather designed the first bridge in 1827. By the 1880s the volume of traffic was such that the bridge was inqdequate, engineer Thomas Hewson was appointed to design a replacement. The new bridge opened on 1st June 1886. The main span was 109 foot of lattice girder construction. The Leeds Coat of arms was carved on each stone. The final touch was on the bridge, which have now been removed. The bridge carries Whitehall Road over the river Aire. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Monk Bridge | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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