User:Parrot of Doom/Princes Bridge, Manchester

James Gascoigne Lynde

History
The possibility of building a bridge between Hampson Street in Salford and Water Street in Manchester was raised in 1858 (check this)

1854 council discussion of bridge between Albert and Regent Road bridges -

1859 letter suggesting the bridge was proposed about 20 years earlier -

No rails to prevent young boys climbing the bridge - 1865 -

The bridge was designed by James Gascoigne Lynde, the city surveyor, and was completed and opened in 1863.