Fort Brockhurst
Posted on Jan 28, 2012
The vehicular bridge crossing the moat at Fort Brockhurst dates from the Fort’s construction in 1862 and was produced as standard pattern for the military as a kit of parts which made for ease of assembly. There are similar examples at Fort Rowner and Fort Grange. English Heritage gained funding for the restoration of the...
Linlathen East Bridge
Posted on Jan 26, 2012
With the building of a new housing estate and funding from the developer and Scottish Heritage, a restoration project was initiated. An initial digital survey was made of the bridge. All items were tagged and the bridge dismantled section by section, with the aid of a hiab. The bridge was mainly bolted together and each bolt...