Pilley Bridge was once part of the Great Western Trainline running through Cheltenham. Now it has been turned in to a nature reserve. I visited the area to photograph a bridge that was bombed during WWII.
The bridge was bombed on December 11th 1940. It was the last war damaged bridge to be repaired, over ten years later in 1954. Later, trains stopped running the route in 1964 following the Beeching Reports recommendations.
I remember going round there the next morning; the house next to the bridge seemed to be undamaged but not the house next to it. I could cycle across the Bailey bridge that replaced the bombed one, but cars had to make a detour
I remember going round there the next morning; the house next to the bridge seemed to be undamaged but not the house next to it.
ReplyDeleteI could cycle across the Bailey bridge that replaced the bombed one, but cars had to make a detour