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| High Level Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| High Level Bridge | ||
| locality:- | Barrow Docks | |
| locality:- | Barrow-in-Furness | |
| civil parish:- | Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | SD19766873 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD1968 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD16 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 21 11) placename:- High Level Bridge placename:- Level Bridge, High |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Walney Bridge |
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| source data:- |  goto sourcePage 380:- "Walney bridge. - Signals. - Walney bridge connects Walney and Barrow islands about 2 cables southward of the northern end of Barrow island. The opening span, through which vessels may pass, is 120 feet (36m6) wide. On each side of the span, there are dolphins or jetties, 250 feet (76m2) long, for the safety of vessels." "The following signals are shown from the bridge:- A green ball by day, or a red light at night, shown on a pole at the corner of the entrance, denotes the bridge is not open for vessels to pass. A green light at night denotes that the bridge is open for vessels to pass." goto sourcePage 381:- "A vessel intending to pass through the bridge shall show at the foremost head, before rounding East Pile light or leaving Devonshire dock, between sunrise and sunset, the national ensign of the country to which she belongs, or, between sunset and sunrise, a red light; she shall also, if a steam vessel, sound her whistle or siren, or, if a sailing vessel, sound her foghorn or ring her bell, and continue to do so at short intervals while approaching the bridge." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Michaelson Bridge placename:- High Level Bridge |
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| source data:- | goto source Page 381:- "Devonshire dock is entered from Buccleuch dock, through a passage which is 80 feet (24m4) wide with depths of 28 1/4 feet (7m2) over the sill; this passage is crossed by Michaelson bridge, a bridge which opens, known locally as High Level bridge. ..." |
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