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| Name: | Site of the Second Cross Keys Bridge, Sutton Bridge |
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| HER Number: | MLI20480 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Site of the second Cross Keys Bridge, at Sutton Bridge.
| Grid Reference: | TF 482 210 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF42SE |
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| Parish: | SUTTON BRIDGE, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
The first Cross Keys Bridge was replaced in autumn 1850 by one designed by Robert Stephenson. The second bridge was of cast and wrought iron, and crossed the river c.100ft south of the previous one. According to the Stamford Mercury of 6th October 1850, the moveable section, about 126ft long and pivotted on the east pier, weighed about 80 tons and was to be turned by a crank operated by one man. A second toll house was built which survives as a private house. When the railway from Spalding was extended to Kings Lynn in 1864, the company bought the road bridge and used the southern half for their line. {1}{2}{3}
<1> Neil R. Wright, 1980, SUTTON BRIDGE AND LONG SUTTON: AN INDUSTRIAL HISTORY, pp.8-9, 14, 20 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI4826.
<2> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram, 1989, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition), p.732 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1062.
<3> Alan Stennett, 2016, Lincolnshire Railways, pp.59-60 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI15743.
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1850 AD to 1897 AD)
- HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD to 2050 AD)
- RAILWAY BRIDGE (Post Medieval - 1850 AD to 1897 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: Neil R. Wright. 1980. SUTTON BRIDGE AND LONG SUTTON: AN INDUSTRIAL HISTORY. pp.8-9, 14, 20. |
| <2> | Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.732. |
| <3> | Bibliographic Reference: Alan Stennett. 2016. Lincolnshire Railways. pp.59-60. |
Related records
| MLI20479 | Related to: Site of the First Cross Keys Bridge, Sutton Bridge (Monument) |
| MLI20486 | Related to: Sutton Bridge to King's Lynn Railway (Monument) |
| MLI20488 | Related to: Third Cross Keys Bridge, Sutton Bridge (Monument) |
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