Talk:Bridgegate, Chester

When was this built?
The infobox has an "opened" date of 1782 (unreferenced). The article text says it was built in 1781, with a reference, but that may refer to the construction not the opening. Is the infobox year of 1782 correct? TheGrappler (talk) 15:23, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Images of England gives the date as 1781–82, so I would guess that its building started in 1781 and was completed, leading to its opening, in 1782. What do you think?--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:36, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * That sounds very reasonable. The confusing factor is the sentence "The present bridge was built in 1781 for Chester City Corporation, the architect being Joseph Turner" but looking through the reference for it, it seems far from obvious that the construction work was completed in 1781. In fact the reference states "Repairs and improvements were considered in the 1770s, but in 1781 the old gate was taken down to be replaced by a classical arch with a balustraded parapet designed by Joseph Turner (d. 1807). Steps leading from the gate into Skinners Lane were built in 1831." So while the source agrees about the architect, it doesn't seem to state that "The present bridge was built in 1781". TheGrappler (talk) 21:34, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

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