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Bridging the World

By Julian Walker - 1st June, 2011

We need your help - The Bridging the World project is looking at bridges around the world that were made in Sandwell. 

The Community History and Archives Service holds a number of books of photographs that were made up by the Metropolitan Carriage Works and Patent Shaft and Axeltree.  These were both record books and sales catalogues, which showed works under construction and in place.

Our plan is to publish a book showing the images from the catalogues alongside photographs of the bridges as they are now.

We need your help do you recognise any of the bridges, have been on holiday there, does your family live near any of them? Then get in touch. You can send your photos or stories to the Community History Archives Service at Smethwick Library or email us via the website.

There are bridges all over the world from Bermuda to Allahabad in India, South Africa, Rio Riachuelo in Buenas Aires as well as those in the UK in Nottingham, Stourport, Cardiff and many more.

To see a map of the bridges we know still exist visit our bridges project page using the link below

Bridges of Sandwell webpage and map View project Bookmark & share

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