Brighouse Bridge – 1905 – Brighouse, UK - Bridge Date Stones and Plaques on Waymarking.com

It lasted as a toll bridge until the tolls were abolished in 1875.

In 1905 after the town had expanded the bridge was widened and the bridge has two designs of plaque from that time.

One of them shows the coat of arms of the town of Brighouse whilst the other shows the coat of arms of the County of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

There is also a more modern commemorative plaque erected in 1992 after restoration work was carried out.

The text on the plaques is as follows.

The Brighouse Plaque

BOROUGH OF BRIGHOUSE
BRIGHOUSE BRIDGE
WIDENED 1905

The County of Yorkshire plaque

BRIGHOUSE BRIDGE
COUNTY COUNCIL of the WEST RIDING of YORKSHIRE
WIDENED 1905

The commemorative plaque

THIS BRIDGE
OVER THE RIVER CALDER
WAS BUILT 1824
AND WIDENED 1905.
RESTORATION WAS CARRIED OUT IN 1992
BY CALDERDALE
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

THIS COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
WAS UNVEILED BY
SIR CHRISTOPHER BENSON FRICS,
CHAIRMAN OF THE
NATIONAL CIVIC TRUST
1985 - 1990
ON 10TH NOVEMBER 1992.

LIGHTS SPONSORED BY URBIS LIGHTING LTD.

Date built or dedicated as indicated on the date stone or plaque.: 1905 Date stone, plaque location.: At end of bridge on base of decorative street light supporting metal latticework parapet Road, body of water, land feature, etc. that the bridge spans.: The River Calder Website (if available): [Web Link] Parking (safe parking location): Not Listed

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