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Bishop's Bridge

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Investigations determined that the canal section of Brunel's 1839 bridge had survived, as rebuilding work in 1906 had merely obscured it and caused it to be forgotten. Negotiations between the council and English Heritage followed, and it was agreed that the 1839 iron bridge would be dismantled with
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was responsible for the original Bishop's Bridge, and that the section he built over the canal was his first iron bridge and had a unique design. The bulb-headed cast iron girders used in this bridge would have an influence on the much longer
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to reconstruct the original iron bridge 200 yards (180 m) along the canal was submitted in April 2006. However, this has lapsed, and the dismantled bridge remains in storage in the care of English Heritage at
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Brunel's Lost Bridge: The Rediscovery and Salvage of the Bishops Road Canal Bridge, Paddington by Steven Brindle and Malcolm Tucker (Construction History Vol 20, 2004)
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a view to future reconstruction. The bulk of the dismantling work took place in April 2004, allowing the bridge replacement work to proceed as planned.
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built bridge was replaced in 2006. The name Bishop's Bridge Road comes from the manor of Paddington which was granted to the
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Canal Bridge Bishop's Bridge Road by Malcolm Tucker (preliminary archaeological report prior to dismantling) (pdf)
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Unaware that they were intending to replace the bridge, by the time Brindle contacted
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern
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locomotive waits to depart, adjacent to Brunel's cast-iron bridge (April 1962)
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In 2003 while researching a book about the station, Steven Brindle,
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which carries Bishop's Bridge Road across the rail approaches to
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Brunel's iron bridge is found buried in brick (Guardian)
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Westminster City Council Bridge Re-Opening Press Release
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commenced in July 2003 with it opening on 14 June 2006.
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Bishops Bridge

Paddington station
Coordinates
51°31′6.5″N 0°10′46.4″W / 51.518472°N 0.179556°W / 51.518472; -0.179556
A4206
Paddington station
Paddington Canal
Paddington
bridge
Paddington
London
Paddington station
Paddington Arm
Grand Union Canal
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Bishop of London
Edward VI

GWR 4073 Class
Inspector of Ancient Monuments
English Heritage
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
wrought iron
balloon flange pattern
Westminster City Council
planning permission
Fort Cumberland
Hochtief
List of bridges in London

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