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Hollins Skew Bridge

Caption :- Rochdale Canal, Hollins Bridge, Walsden (c1798) is an early example of a stone skew bridge employing elongated stones within horizontal courses to overcome the skew. There is good reason to believe that Hollins Bridge was the work of William Jessop the Superintendant Engineer of the Rochdale Canal, and was completed about the same time as March Barn and Gorrell's Bridges near Rochdale, making it a significant engineering feature on the canal, all the more important since the destruction of Gorrell's prior to 1982. Photo. July 1982.

Media Reference :- PH4458.jpg
Key Words :- canal stone skew bridge
Original Media Date :- July 1982
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