2025

SX1356 : Lerryn - Lower Town Bridge

taken 9 months ago, near to Lerryn, Cornwall, England

This is 1 of 16 images, with title starting with Lerryn in this square
Lerryn - Lower Town Bridge
Lerryn - Lower Town Bridge
The parapet-less bridge takes a minor road or lane across a tributary of the River Lerryn. It is thought that it may have been created by Parkyn who laid out the "Tivoli Gardens" (see shared description below) - though probably predating this as it is thought to be from the second half of the C19th.
It is EH Grade II listed - see LinkExternal link
To see a view of this bridge from the other side of the river, see SX1356 : Lerryn - Old boat and bridge over creek
Lerryn - Former Tivoli Gardens

In woodland to the west of the village of Lerryn are the ruinous remains of the idiosyncratic "Tivoli Gardens".
In the early 1920s, Frank Parkyn who had made his money from China Clay extraction began work on creating a park for his native Lerryn following a visit to the Danish Tivoli Gardens.
These "pleasure gardens" opened to the public in 1922 and provided a venue for the increasingly popular Lerryn Regatta. Sadly this annual event was held for the last time in 1968. The park remained relatively clear into the late C20th but over the decades since has gradually been overtaken by the woodland within which it is set - with just enigmatic concrete structures peeping out of the greenery hinting at its former glories.


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge [8] · Road [7] · Lane to Lerryn [6] · Tivoli Gardens [5] Other Photos: · Lerryn - Old boat and bridge over creek · Stream running toward Lerryn River ·
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SX1356, 55 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 May, 2025   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 23 May, 2025
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1381 5689 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:22.9413N 4:37.2156W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1381 5688
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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