dg1 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Does anyone happen to have a picture of the bridge that crossed the ring road between Heatherley Drive (north) and Boston Mews (south)? Anyone know when it was demolished? Thanks, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Various photos of it crop up in several railway threads here. Trying searching "Valley". Otherwise, your best bet is to go to Picture the Past and search "Valley Road". That will give you a lot of options, showing the original early bridge and the later 1920s enlarged version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Welcome David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dg1 0 Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks - Cliff Ton and Mick2me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?srch=bagthorpe&img=66-76-12A&serial=3 http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?srch=bagthorpe&img=66-76-11A&serial=2 is this it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 is this it? That's the one. I didn't refer to that site as well, because I didn't want to give the OP an overload of information, but now you mention it....... And of course in its earlier version, it was this http://www.pictureth...015280&prevUrl= Imagine trying to get the ring road though there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
susyshoes 69 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Not sure when it was demolished though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I forgot the other part of the original question! Obviously not before September 1980 http://www.pictureth...001701&prevUrl= At an approximate guess I'd say mid-80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Not sure when demolished, over a weekend early 1980's? was there watching on the Sunday morning, demolition went ahead despite a worker falling off/through the bridge and getting killed on the Saturday night, as you can imagine quite a sombre day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dick Hatts 1 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 I believe it was 1985. Just before I moved there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Resurrected the subject because this photo has appeared on Picture the Past. In the late 1890s, the construction of the railway bridge over Valley road at Basford (although it's several years before Valley Road existed). The white mound in the centre is where Vally Road would be. When it was completed it looked like this - on the left. But by the 1930s it was enlarged to become the photo on the right, which is the version many people here will remember Now it looks like this 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 changed a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I once drove over that bridge in a ford fiesta! had a hell of a job turning round to get back down the "road" the demo men had made up to it, I would have said demolished earlier than 1985? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 There are references in a couple of books: 'The Great Central Then and Now' by Mac Hawkins has 'then and now' photos of the embankment leading to the bridge (part of which is just seen in the 'then' picture, and the caption states 'the embankment was removed over several weeks in 1980.' So the implication is that the bridge was removed at the same time although it doesn't actually say so. It also says that during the demolition of the bridge one of the contractor's men was killed when he fell from the parapet whilst it was being cut up and removed. In 'The Rise and Fall of Nottingham's Railway Network Volume 1' by Hayden J. Reed there is a photo of the bridge captioned 'seen in 1980 just before demolition.' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I had the misfortune of passing the bridge immediately after the fall. It was a Friday night I believe. The little close of new housing is named after the victim. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I REMEMBER a youth from Bestwood est falling from the bridge in the 50s,he survived his name was Jacky Laing,and i worked in the shop in the picture when it was aMarsdens in the 60s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 yes the were working on the bridge for some time, but think the main span was removed in one section by cranes during the saturday night/sunday morning, the ring road was closed off around the area for most of that weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Valley Road Railway Bridge c1960s 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbraborn 1,594 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Another Nottingham landmark. The Great Central Railway was dismantled with obscene haste!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Valley Road Railway Bridge c1960s And tells us where one of the branches of Marsdens was to be found.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 If that's a "Class 37" then that must be the Bournemouth -York which was about the only diesel hauled train over the G.C. at that time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Anyone have any idea's on how the change over from the old one to the new one was made? For a start the new one looked a fair bit higher than the old one (but that may have been an illusion) secondly the new one was built alongside but there is no deviation in the tracks to permit the new one being used, given the closeness of the Perry Rd overbridge and the North to South Rathole line joining the UP would bar any large scale track realignment? or is that what they did? I certainly don't recall and sudden kink and from Perry Rd looking north the lines were straight as an arrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Never really gave it a thought Ashley, unless the replacement was laid with the track in situ, or is that a recent development. I'll plough through some books when I've got a few minutes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I did see a class 40 on it a couple of times bubble, but as you say, 37's were the norm. Best when it was V2 hauled though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Just a thought, the brick piers for the new box section bridge are much wider than needed. I wonder if they built the piers cut into the embankment either side of the original bridge followed by the new box section bridge and then jacked it across into position when needed. That would leave no bends in the line and could be accomplished over a week end. As to the height I think that's a bit of an illusion due to the original deep arch going and the box section being flat underneath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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