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1. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk › 101212253Skerton Bridge, Lancaster, Lancashire - British Listed Buildings

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   Skerton Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

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2. www.lancastercastle.com › history-heritage › peopleThomas Harrison, Architect of Lancaster Castle

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   The New Bridge [today known as Skerton Bridge] was finally opened in 1788. While the bridge was being built, Harrison designed the cupola for St. John’s Church in 1784. Major Thomas Jarratt, a little known architect, had designed a new town hall which was built between 1781 and 1783.

3. www.lancastercivicsociety.uk › skerton-in-times-pastSkerton – In Times Past - Lancaster Civic Vision

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   The bridge, designed by a Mr. Harrison, and built in 1788 at a cost of £14,000 joined Lancaster with the village of Skerton. It was the first flat bridge in the country, and had five arches and an overall length of 549 ft.

4. structurae.net › en › structuresSkerton Bridge (Lancaster, 1787) - Structurae

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   May 3, 2019 · The first stone was laid in June 1783, and the bridge was completed in September 1787; it cost £14,000 (equivalent to £1,750,000 in 2018). In 1839 repair and repointing of the bridge was supervised by the local architect Edmund Sharpe.

5. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesSkerton Bridge - Wikiwand

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   Skerton Bridge is a road bridge carrying the southbound lanes of the A6 road over the River Lune in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building [1] and Scheduled Monument.

6. www.lancasterguardian.co.uk › news › opinionHistory of the bridges over the River Lune - Lancaster Guardian

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   Jan 20, 2016 · Skerton Bridge was completed on October 31 1787, just in good time because on November 21 of that year floods damaged the old bridge so as to make it unsafe. In 1802, passage over the old bridge was finally stopped and the last arch on the Skerton side was taken down to allow a ship built up river to pass.

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   When was Skerton Bridge built?

   • Two way traffic on Skerton Bridge before the one-way system was introduced in 1972. The bridge, designed by a Mr. Harrison, and built in 1788 at a cost of £14,000 joined Lancaster with the village of Skerton. It was the first flat bridge in the country, and had five arches and an overall length of 549 ft.

   Skerton – In Times Past - Lancaster Civic Vision

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   What happened to the Skerton Bridge?

   • In 1802, passage over the old bridge was finally stopped and the last arch on the Skerton side was taken down to allow a ship built up river to pass. The last arch remaining of the old bridge fell down in December 1845.

   History of the bridges over the River Lune - Lancaster Guardian

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   Who built Skerton school?

   • In 1733 John Houseman, the school’s first manager, received £100, a donation made by Jane Jepsom. This bequest allocated £60 for building or purchasing a schoolhouse in Skerton, and the yearly produce of the rest for a schoolmaster to teach poor children. It is believed that the schoolroom was situated in the region opposite the Blue Anchor Hotel.

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   What happened to Skerton in 1838?

   • It was considered a rough spot, with Main Street’s five hotels catering for travellers on the main nortyh/south route. After 1838, and the ‘great fire in Skerton’, which destroyed a warehouse and three cottages, improvements were made. By 1888, many houses and shops had been rebuilt.

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   How did Skerton change over the years?

   • This has changed over the years to Skerton. Schertune was mentioned in the Doomsday Book as part of the extensive manor of Haltune. In 1361, Skeron was part of the estates of John of Gaunt. By the early 19 th century Skerton was a village inhabited principally by labouring people, with a population, in 1801, of 276 families.

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   What happened at Skerton corn mill?

   • Skerton Corn Mill 1950. Locals remember going to shop at the mill when they were children. They took along an old pram to carry the flour costing 2d a stone. The last time the mill was working was during the Great War. It is possible that the white-washed cottages on the left housed the mill workers. They sometimes flooded at high tide.

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8. lahs.archaeologyuk.org › Contrebis › clarkskertonWIDENING SKERTON BRIDGE IN LANCASTER - lahs.archaeologyuk.org

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   Bridge Act of 1782, a new bridge, Skerton Bridge, was built between 1783 and 1788 from Parliament Street north to Skerton (Figure 1). It was designed by Thomas Harrison and built at a cost to its owner (the County of Lancashire) of £14,000 (just over £2.1 million in 2019 money), which was about 34 per