Black Bridge

Historic Map

Black bridge was a wooden flat access bridge, built between 1803-04, it was on a bridleway from Eastcott to Rodbourne Cheney and also gave access to Upper Eastcott farm.

The origins of the name Black Bridge are obscure, but it has been suggested that the bridge might have been tarred.

This bridge was demolished between 1885-90 and replaced by Commercial road bridge.

Black Bridge
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: G. Puckey. Zoomed in
Black Bridge
Image credit: Swindon Museum and Art Gallery/ Art UK. Artist: G. Puckey.

Butchers shop on Fleet Street looking south west towards Black bridge which is in the top right-hand corner before the farm at the foot of Eastcott hill.

View from Gilberts Hill
Image credit: Local Studies, Swindon Central Library. c1885, View from Gilberts Hill. Black bridge is left edge centre.
Black Bridge
1885 NLS OS 1:500 map showing embankment bridge. Historic Map
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