During the 1950's, a bridge was built in front of the Board School allowing pupils to cross over Cantilupe Road to get the huts that were situated on
the eastern side of the road. The photos below were taken as the bridge was being installed.
The bridge in front of the Board School (Click for a larger image)
The bridge and crane (Click for a larger image)
The Bridge
The eastern end of the bridge [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
The western end of the bridge [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
This shot shows the patch of waste ground, to the left, marks the site of the steps that
used to come down from the bridge to meet the high ground to the east side of Cantilupe Road.
The site of the steps down from the bridge (Click for a larger image)
The bridge seen from Cantilupe Road [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
These three photos show the bridge after the school was demolished and shortly before it was removed.
Bridge Removal
After the Board School was demolished, the bridge was removed circa 1987.
A crane was brought in and the centre span was unbolted, lifted and lowered onto a lorry to allow it to be transported away.
The Cantilupe Road bridge removal [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
The bridge being lifted [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
The centre span on the lorry [Photo: J.C.Coombes] (Click for a larger image)
The bus shelter in place of the bridge (Click for a larger image)
Once the legs that supported the bridge were removed, a recess remained in the wall that bounds the eastern side of Cantilupe Road.
A bench was built into the recess and a roof added so that it can be used as a bus shelter as seen in the photo.