Andrew Handyside who made Friargate bridge in Derby made hundreds of different bridges around the world here is one such example located in Australia.
Petersham Railway Station Footbridge, New South Wales, Australia.
Photograph from 1900 (colourised) of the footbridge
Petersham railway station opened in 1857 as a halt but was expanded in 1892 to include four railway lines, at this point Andrew Handyside supplied the
footbridge to connect the island platform to the outer platforms. The footbridge was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register in 1999.
It was recently restored in 2023/2024
Looking at the decorative iron work on the station (facing Terminus Street) I'm wondering if thats Handyside too as it looks like it could be, if anyone lives here reading this could you have a look?
Here is the ironwork on the station :
I would like to thank Chris Flynn for telling me about this one in 2019.
Handyside made lots of railway footbridges around the world, they have a distinctive design. If you find one have a good look around for the Handyside makers badges, they are normally present on cross members or support columns.
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Thanks
Andy
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