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Description: | A cast iron footbridge, over the Maud Foster Drain. The bridge is single span with twin ribs, cast iron railings and brick abuttments. It is a pair with the Hospital Bridge Lane footbridge, Boston and was cast at Butterley Ironworks in 1811. The condition was good apart from railings where some repairs have been made.{1}
An elegant single-span iron footbridge cast by the Butterley Company in 1811 (cf Boston, Hospital Lane Bridge). {3}
Originally there were three matching bridges - the third was Vauxhall Bridge which was destroyed in 1924. The bridges were designed by either John Rennie or William Jessop. {5}
Cowbridge footbridge was 10' 3" wide at the front and 4' 9" in the centre. The arch was 64 feet wide. {6} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 1811 - 2050 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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