Monument record MYO5353 - Lendal Bridge catenary pole bracket

Summary

A steel catenary pole support from c.1910

Location

Grid reference SE 5996 5190 (point)
Map sheet SE55SE
Unitary Authority City of York, North Yorkshire

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Full Description

A steel bracket fixed in the bridge stonework of the Barker Tower side approach is rare surviving fragment of the Corporation Tramways.

It supported one of the catenary poles visible in photographs from the 1940s and was likely installed during the tramway modifications of 1910.

John Shaw, YAYAS and Duncan Marks, York Civic Trust

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Record last edited

Apr 14 2026 10:18AM

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