Summary
'A COUPLE of my pals have been talking about an old railway bridge off Green Lane, in Bishop Auckland, " says Doug Hatton on the phone, "but we don't know anything about it."
One of his pals is Maurice Hutchfield. "I grew up in the area 60 years ago, " Doug says. "We used to play down the Gaunless and there was definitely a red brick bridge down there. We asked an older chap we know - he's in his 80s - and he said it was called the Water Bridge."See the full content of this document
Extract
Echo Memories - Spanning Bridges of Time
Their calls coincide with the start of an exhibition of Bishop Auckland postcards by local historian Tom Hutchinson, so it seems a good idea to combine the two.
The railways were a little late in reaching Bishop Auckland because of geography. A large magnesia...See the full content of this document
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