Handyside Bridge
Handyside Bridge, also known as Derwent Bridge, is a former railway bridge in Darley Abbey, Derbyshire, England which was converted to a foot bridge in 1976 following closure of the railway in 1968.Photo: eamoncurry, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: JHMcGloin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Derby, England
- Also known as: “Handyside Arch Bridge (Over River Derwent)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Derby Museum and Art Gallery and Derby Silk Mill.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janet Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is situated 3,000 feet south of Handyside Bridge.
Derby Silk Mill
Museum
Photo: Chris Harris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derby Silk Mill, formerly known as Derby Industrial Museum, is a museum of industry and history in Derby, England. The museum is located on the former site of Lombe's Mill, a historic silk mill which marks the southern end of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. Derby Silk Mill is situated 1,800 feet south of Handyside Bridge.
Pickford’s House Museum
Museum
Pickford's House Museum of Georgian Life and Costume is in Derby, England. It is named after architect Joseph Pickford, who built it as his family home in 1763-65. It was opened as a museum in 1988. The building is Grade I listed. Pickford’s House Museum is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Handyside Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Chester and Cathedral Quarter.
Little Chester
Suburb
Little Chester, also known as Chester Green after the area of open parkland at its centre, is a suburb of the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It is located approximately 0.6 miles north of the city centre, on the east bank of the River Derwent.
Cathedral Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Moyes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Quarter is one of five areas within Derby city centre, based around the name of the Cathedral. It is bound by St Alkmund's Way and Ford Street to the north and west, the River Derwent to the east, and Albert Street, Victoria Street, Wardwick and Friargate to the south.
Darley Abbey
Suburb
Photo: Rpriv2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darley Abbey is a former historic mill village, now a suburb of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England. It is located approximately 1.4 miles north of the city centre, on the west bank of the River Derwent, and forms part of the Darley ward along with Little Chester and the West End.
Handyside Bridge
- Categories: tied-arch bridge and transportation
- Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.93091° or 52° 55′ 51″ northLongitude
-1.47748° or 1° 28′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C4WWGJF+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 513600216OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q5647738
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