I have a contact who is trying to find early 19th C skew arch bridges on
the railways and any on the canals earlier than 1830. His interest arises
from the magnificent skewed bridge in Rainhill and also the bridge in
Whiston, which has recently been listed - both on the Liverpool to
Manchester line built by George Stephenson in 1830.
He is also interested in identifying the source of the stone and brick used
to build these local bridges. Does anyone know if there are records of
requisitions, accounts etc in existence for the Liverpool to Manchester
line or where would the best place to start searching?
I would be grateful for any pointers about these to pass on to him.
Susan Major
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