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Historic link restored
For the first time in more than 500 years, the two halves of Tintagel Castle have been reconnected after the installation of a new steel footbridge. Perched on …
Installation begins for Cornish castle link
Spanning approximately 70m, a new steel footbridge that will link Tintagel Castle with the Cornish mainland is beginning to take shape. The castle’s remote …
Spanning the centuries
English Heritage is undertaking a major conservation programme to repair and conserve the world’s first single span cast iron arch bridge. Spanning the River …
Conservation work on world’s first iron bridge under way
Shropshire’s historic and iconic Iron Bridge has been shrouded in scaffolding to allow a much-needed conservation project to get under way. The project, the …
Tintagel Castle to get weathering steel footbridge
English Heritage plans to build a spectacular steel footbridge to link Tintagel Castle’s mainland and island wards to improve access to one of Cornwall’s …
New role sought for pioneering tower block
English Heritage has rescued the world’s first metal framed building, but the challenge now is to find a new use for it. The historic forerunner of the …
News in Brief – May 2005
English Heritage has just bought what is said to be the world’s first metal-framed building and “father of the skyscraper”, Ditherington Flax Mill in …
