Railway/ Skew Bridge

Historic Map


Skew bridge is a single arch bridge railway bridge, built in 1883 for the Swindon, Marlborough & Andover Railway, which then became the Midland & South Western Railway.

The line ran from Cirencester to Swindon Old Town and closed in 1961.

M&SWJR Railway Skew Bridge
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library
4.15.1 Swindon (253n)
Swindon, looking north at Skew Bridge that carried the M&SWJ railway over the canal
4.15 Swindon (255n)
Swindon, looking north east on top of Skew bridge
090 M SWJ Bridge July 1977
M SWJ Bridge
092 From M SWJ Bridge July 1977
From M SWJ Bridge
091 M SWJ Bridge July 1977
M SWJ Bridge
102 Kingshill spring 1978
Kingshill
097 Towards Wootton Bassett from M SWJ Bridge spring 1978
Towards Wootton Bassett from M SWJ Bridge
096 beneath M SWJ Bridge spring 1978
Beneath M SWJ Bridge
095 Beneath M SWJ Bridge spring 1978
Beneath M SWJ Bridge
094 M SWJ Bridge spring 1978
M SWJ Bridge
105 M SWJ bridge Kingshill June 1978
M SWJ bridge Kingshill
104 M SWJ bridge Kingshill June 1978
M SWJ bridge Kingshill
109 Work at Kingshill 6th August 1978
Work at Kingshill
108 Work at Kingshill 6th August 1978
Work at Kingshill
107 Kingshill 6th August 1978
Kingshill
106 Work at Kingshill 6th August 1978
Work at Kingshill
112 TWA pipe Kingshill Jan 1979
TWA pipe Kingshill
110 Kingshill work experience clearance Jan 1979
Kingshill work experience clearance
113 TWA pipe Kingshill Jan 1979
TWA pipe Kingshill
111 Kingshill Summer 1979
Kingshill Summer
115 Kingshill Summer 1979
Kingshill Summer
114 Kingshill Summer 1979
Kingshill Summer
117 Kingshill Summer 1980
Kingshill Summer
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