Doncaster Railway bridge over the River Don, made by Andrew Handyside 1894

Andrew Handyside who made Friargate bridge in Derby made hundreds of different bridges around the world here is one such example located in Doncaster.

Doncaster Railway bridge over the River Don made in 1894

There are not many photographs of this bridge due to its location but fortunately I was on a Northern Rail train service on Sunday morning and the train just happened to stop just outside Doncaster railway station adjacent to this bridge so I was able to take some photographs of it.

This railway bridge was made by Andrew Handyside in 1894, it carries the East Coast Mainline railway line over the river Don just 450 Metres north of the station.

It consists of two sections of lattice girders with three strengthening girders across the top. I noticed that the eastern span has had some repair work to the girders across the top, they have had modern steelwork over the top.

The span across the river is about 30 metres.

North Bridge Road passes over the southwest corner of the western railway bridge span. The original (1910) North Bridge Road used to cross the railway on a level crossing at ground level but was rebuilt in 2003 to pass over the railway.

This railway bridge is identified as ECM1-330-3

Doncaster Railway Station is quite a substantial station with many lines passing through it to its 9 platforms.

Map location of this bridge : https://maps.app.goo.gl/YeUZ8i8UaCbiFKL46

My reference source: Page 62 - IMG_10026.JPG 3rd September 2010, and Img_0153.jpg I.C.E. P.H.E.W. Newsletter No 37, March 1988

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Pillar box, High Street, Hull made by Andrew Handyside c1883

Andrew Handyside who made Friargate bridge in Derby also made hundreds of Pillar boxes and these are still all over the UK, here is one such fine example in Hull.

Derby's Andrew Handyside made the iconic cylindrical British pillar box from March 1879, in 1883 they had to change their design as letters and packets were getting trapped in the top of the box so they changed the design by moving the posting aperture a few inches lower down on the box. This pilar box in Hull has that lower aperture design so it was made after 1883.

High Street in Hull's Old Town is a premier filming location frequently used as a double for Victorian and Dickensian London due to its well-preserved cobbled streets and historic architecture, a few recent things filmed there are Enola Holmes 2, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Bodies, A Royal Night Out, Victoria, The Crown, National Treasure.So keep an eye out and you may notice this very Handyside pillar box on the big screen !

Here is a video of the pillar box and its location on High Street : 

Video of the Pillar box High Street Hull made by Andrew Handyside c1883

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Manchester Central railway station (now Manchester Central Convention Complex) built by Andrew Handyside 1880.

Andrew Handyside, who made Friargate bridge in Derby didn’t just make bridges, Fountains and Pilar boxes they also made hundreds of roofs for railway stations and buildings, here is one such example.

Manchester Central railway station was built between 1875 and 1880 by The Cheshire Lines Committee and was officially opened on 1st July 1880.

The massive wrought iron truss structure roof was made by Andrew Handyside & Co, it is 550 feet long with a span of 210 feet and 90 feet hight at the apex consisting of a total of 2400 tons!

It was Grade II* listed in 1963

The station finally closed on 5th May 1969 and the building fell into a dilapidated state and was damaged by a fire. 

It was then acquired by Greater Manchester County Council and in 1982, work started on repurposing the building into an exhibition centre called GMEX.

It was then rebranded in January 2007 as The Manchester Central Convention Complex (MCCC), I was fortunate to visit this structure when I went to Manchester Beer festival in 2020 and got my video footage.

It’s a very impressive building and it’s great to see Handyside's ironwork still around 146 years after it was made at the Britanna foundry in Derby.

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Newstead former GNR railway bridge, Nottinghamshire made by Andrew Handyside in 1881

Andrew Handyside who made Friargate bridge in Derby made hundreds of different bridges around the world here is one such example located in Newstead, Nottinghamshire, UK.

The bridge is located to the east of Newstead village, it carries the former Kirkby to Bagthorpe GNR railway line over Station Avenue which was originally the main access route to Newstead Abbey.

The railway line here opened in April 1898 and closed in the 1930s?

The span of the bridge is 25 feet.

The bridge was Grade II listed 27th April 1987

As you can see it has pretty much the same decorative spandrel as Trent Bridge, not quite as ornate but the very same design : 

The simplest way to go and visit this bridge is to catch a train to Newstead railway station

and then walk north up Station Road to Tilford Road and turn right over the railway tracks and then right again down Station Avenue, around the left bend and you will see it ahead of you.

Cast iron and rockfaced ashlar. Chamfered plinth. Single segmental headed arch with pierced spandrels and dentillated sill.

Moulded iron balustrade with cusped lancet openings.

Here is a little video I made of the bridge : 

360 degree view of the bridge as seen from Station Avenue : 

360 degree view of the bridge from the top :

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Andy