NORTH QUAY

Photos

By Colin Holden

Photo:Railway Wagon horses at the North Quay,the building to the right was a Cafe,and in the distance Mount Pleasant can be seen

Railway Wagon horses at the North Quay,the building to the right was a Cafe,and in the distance Mount Pleasant can be seen

Photo:The North Quay with three of the three ton cranes. Also the swing bridge team can be seen turning the capstan to open and close the bridge

The North Quay with three of the three ton cranes. Also the swing bridge team can be seen turning the capstan to open and close the bridge

This page was added by Colin Holden on 01/03/2008.
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Looks like a high spring tide with the old swing bridge in operation, (now a historic picture! ) I remember on one occasion, after having had a few too many beers, while passing over bridge (presumably on a staggered route home), I and a certain vandal took the capstan centre boss and dropped it in the river thus delaying bridge openings. I believe that the capstan centre boss was retrieved by a diver later after which normal service could resume.

By Chris Young
On 22/06/2009

I have just noted the previous posting, and would just like to confirm that I WAS NOT INVOLVED, with the old bridge capstain hub/boss being dropped into the river. This was an incident which took place late one night after certain individuals carried out this act of vandalism after a drinking session!!! (This is to address this miss print previously wrongly stated.)

By Chris Young
On 08/11/2010
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