Originally planned as a miniature engineering project for Isombard Brunel's son, Henry Brunel. After his father's untimely death in September 1859, Henry was determined to complete the project, which he duly achieved from his father's preliminary sketches in 1861.
The seven foot wide bridge spanned the Teignmouth Road just below the site of the Maidencombe House Hotel opposite the Brunel Manor (then Watcombe Park) gate piers. The bridge endured until the turn of the twentieth century, a testament to the sturdiness of design.
The photo shows a pony and trap proceeding down the Teignmouth Road towards Watcombe and Torquay.
Sunday, April 07, 2013
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