Ross, bridge with photos
Mar. 14th, 2008 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
xenithSo I lied :)
The Ross Bridge is on the southern access road, although once part of the highway. It was built in 1836, at the request of Lt Gov Arthur, and is another design by architect by John Lee Archer (maybe I should add a tag for his creations?). The two men responsible for building it, as both stonemasons and overseers, were highwayman Daniel Herbert and burglarJames Colbeck. Herbert's name is still well known Colbeck though has faded into relative obscurity, and when he does get a mention, he's often called John. Both did get a pardon a few years latter though.
The stone isn't standing up to elements very well and many of the 186 carvings that decorate the bridge are badly worn. (The also don't photograph very well from the riverbank.) There is, or was, a project under way to create replacements from moulds, and put the originals somewhere safe.
In the photo below, look for the face in the bottom left corner.
The Ross Bridge is on the southern access road, although once part of the highway. It was built in 1836, at the request of Lt Gov Arthur, and is another design by architect by John Lee Archer (maybe I should add a tag for his creations?). The two men responsible for building it, as both stonemasons and overseers, were highwayman Daniel Herbert and burglarJames Colbeck. Herbert's name is still well known Colbeck though has faded into relative obscurity, and when he does get a mention, he's often called John. Both did get a pardon a few years latter though.
The stone isn't standing up to elements very well and many of the 186 carvings that decorate the bridge are badly worn. (The also don't photograph very well from the riverbank.) There is, or was, a project under way to create replacements from moulds, and put the originals somewhere safe.
In the photo below, look for the face in the bottom left corner.
