Port at Sutton Bridge Archives - South Holland Life Heritage and Crafts including Chain Bridge Forge

Cross Key Bridge – Sutton Bridge

Click on photo to enlarge. Chris Bates writes - SO MANY TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN OVER THE CROSS KEYS BRIDGE at Sutton Bridge, crossing from Lincolnshire into Norfolk on the A17. I wonder though how many…

Bridge Hotel Sutton Bridge

The oldest taken in 1880’s, Hotel was extended on river side since, note later photos has 8 windows. Then early 1900’s and 1979 of front and arial view of whole of buildings. Showing yard tap, bank t…

Ship unloading at Sutton Bridge

The first vessel to dock in the renovated port being loaded with grain, 28th August 1987. Thanks to John Wakefield…

Travis and Arnold’s on West Bank Sutton Bridge, this may be the one

In reply to Jonty Bywater’s query of an engine at Travis and Arnold’s on West Bank Sutton Bridge, this may be the one The first two photos taken in the 1920’s The third and fourth after the fire tha…

Hydraulic Tower at Sutton Bridge

1) John Brooks that’s my garden, at front of photo.John.B. 2) Here is a photo showing the station in relation to the hydraulic. It supplied the water hydraulics to power the swing bridge. Also the ca…

The First Toll House – Sutton Bridge

A nice addition to the library today. This booklet describes the Tool House place in Sutton Bridge history. Click on this link to read the booklet.…

Swing Bridge at Sutton Bridge

The River Nene, giving access to Wisbech and Peterborough for sea going craft. The river was first bridged in 1831, in 1860's a rail track was added but damage caused by the trains necessitated constr…

Sutton Bridge Riverside and Wharfage

A lovely couple of photographs submitted by Tim Bristow. The first picture was franked as 27th August 1913. It seems that it was printed by "J Crosland and Son, Post Office, Sutton Bridge". Below that…

Sutton Bridge early 1900’s

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Loading at Garner’s Wharf, Sutton Bridge 1910

In this photo, taken in 1910 we see horses and carts laden with corn sacks which are waiting to be shipped at Garner’s Wharf, Sutton Bridge. This two-storey warehouse was built between 1836 and 1850. …

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