Homersfield Bridge.

[Black Shuck]

A quick trip up the River Waveney Valley this avo with the mrs and kids. This Bridge was the first concrete bridge to be built in 1870 by the Adair family who owned the local Hall near Flixton since 1620. Originally an Irish family their coat of arms adorns the middle of the bridge and the letters of their name intertwined in the Cast Iron Railings....

The river Waveney underneath Homersfield bridge, the upper reaches of course....

The Adair family Monogram in the cast iron railings....

The Adair family coat of arms...

Alittle way up from Homersfield bridge was this little beauty hidden in the trees just next to where we were having a picnic on the Riverbank!.... Not sure what type but I would imagine someone will tell me..

 

[klempner69]

Lovely crisp shots of the bridge and the emblem...over to Jonney for details on the pillbox.

 

[Black Shuck]

Lovely crisp shots of the bridge and the emblem...over to Jonney for details on the pillbox.

Thank you mate! I am no photographer but I do try my best. Our local Pillbox Genius should be able to fill in the blanks for me!

 

[klempner69]

Just a thought..that emblem with the red hands,is this a reference to the old tale of two brothers who swam a river in Ireland,and one cut his hand off and threw it onto the other side to win or something along those lines?Maybe our Irish members here can fill us in.

 

[Black Shuck]

I am not sure Klemp but all I know is the Adair family connection being an Irish one!

 

[klempner69]

Some bumf about it below..

http://www.uktravelbureau.com/regions/uk-travel-search-engine-ireland/redhand.cfm

 

[Foxylady]

Ooh, nice bridge and pillbox, Shucky. Tis a T26 by the look of it.
The funny thing is, we've got a blue plaque on our harbour bridge in Seaton...and it says exactly the same thing!!! Can't recall the date, though, so I'll get back to you on that.

 

[Black Shuck]

Nice one Klemp cheers for that, very interesting.

 

[Black Shuck]

Ooh, nice bridge and pillbox, Shucky. Tis a T26 by the look of it.
The funny thing is, we've got a blue plaque on our harbour bridge in Seaton...and it says exactly the same thing!!! Can't recall the date, though, so I'll get back to you on that.

Ah that is an interesting one Foxy. We will have to get our respective heads round this one then!

 

[Foxylady]

Ah that is an interesting one Foxy. We will have to get our respective heads round this one then!

I just had a look on the Seaton website and it said that the Toll Bridge was built in 1870...same as yours...and was one of the oldest, and the only surviving one of it's type. I also saw elsewhere that it was built in 1877. The plaque actually says the oldest, but I'll go down and have a look tomorrow and check the date out.

 

[Black Shuck]

I just had a look on the Seaton website and it said that the Toll Bridge was built in 1870...same as yours...and was one of the oldest, and the only surviving one of it's type. I also saw elsewhere that it was built in 1877. The plaque actually says the oldest, but I'll go down and have a look tomorrow and check the date out.

Well you can definetly see this one o.k! An interesting situation we have Foxy!

 

[jonney]

BS I wish you would stop teasing me with these fine pillboxes. Got to agree with Foxy it's a type 26 but as for the double embrasures cannot say. All I do know is that the smaller ambrasures were for rifle's and the larger for machine guns. Wish I could tell you more...

Cheers Jon

 

[Black Shuck]

BS I wish you would stop teasing me with these fine pillboxes. Got to agree with Foxy it's a type 26 but as for the double embrasures cannot say. All I do know is that the smaller ambrasures were for rifle's and the larger for machine guns. Wish I could tell you more...

Cheers Jon

sorry about that Jonney. There are loads more to come yet.

 

[jonney]

sorry about that Jonney. There are loads more to come yet.

Keep them coming mate I'm sure my blood pressure can take it lol. Very nice old bridge by the way