All these bridges were built by David Rowell and co of Westminster.

Thames Ditton Island Bridge,

Each house holder of Thames Ditton Island in effect owns one fiftieth of the bridge.

 

David Rowell & Co have twelve bridges identified through the website. (Bridgemeiser.com) We are not in that list of  bridges so there may be more out there, waiting to be discovered.

Here are some pictures of our bridge’s family. Some are obviously brothers and sisters and some distant relatives.

 

Thames Ditton Island Bridge.

Built 1939.By David Rowell and co of Westminster

Alum Chine, Bournemouth

Alum Chine Bridge. Bournemouth. 1905

Only photos are black and white? The bridge was to be refurbished in 2004 so why no photos. Maybe the trees grew up and hid the bridge.

Betws y coed bridge 'Sappers'

Sappers Bridge, Betws y Coed. Wales River Conway 1930

Called ‘Sappers’ as it replaces the previous bridge built by the Royal Engineers.

Queens Park bridge, over river Dee,Chester

Chester Bridge 1923

In Queeens Park in Chester. This bridge is a TV star and is on the opening credits of Hollyoaks. It replaces a previous bridge in the park.

 

Gaol Fery bridge, Rver Avon Bristol

Gaol Ferry Bridge Bristol. River Avon New Cut 1935

There are two David Rowell Bridges in Bristol? This is the only one that I can find any reference to. The other one and the park it is in have disappeared.

Foy bridge, River Wye

Glanamman Bridge river Ammen mid Wales,Possibly an imposter

Llanstephan Bridge river Wye

Llanstephan Bridge Mid Wales over river Wye 1922

This bridge is wide enough to take cars. The weight limit has been reduced in the last few years.

 

Painting of Llanstephan bridge

Porthill bridge, Shrewsbury over river Severn

Bodie Bridge, Falkland islands.

Bodiebridge 1925

37p - Bodie Creek Bridge



This steel suspension bridge was built by the Falkland Islands Company between October 1924 and July 1925. The bridge was manufactured in London by David Rowell & Co. at a cost of £2,281.00 and shipped to the Falkland Islands on the SS Ballena.



It has a span of 400ft carrying an 8ft wide roadway. It is suspended by four 2in. diameter steel cables carried over two 40ft towers. The engineer in charge was C.P.Peters and the foreman was the mason E.S.Crawford. The gang on the project numbered fourteen on average.



The decision to build the bridge came about as a proposal to centralize the sheep farming operations of Darwin and Walker Creek at Goose Green. New shearing sheds were to be built at Goose Green and it was realised that a bridge was necessary if sheep were to be brought there from the Walker Creek camps.



After construction of the bridge itself, remaining ancillary work on the approach roads was completed by the end of October 1925, enabling the first she

Stamp of Bodie bridge



The First Day Cover depicts another "Mike Peake" painting showing a view of Bodie Creek Bridge in the winter.

 

Apley Park bridge

Apley Park River Severn 1905

The bridge over the River Severn near Shrewsbury is part of a stately home. The bridge was built so the then  owner ‘s son could get across the river to where his beloved lived.  The home became a school, Apley Park and latter fell into disrepair. There have been several attempts to renovate the estate the latest is to turn the house into four apartments.

 

Scotish Highlands,Invercauld

Scotland again

Derwent river

 

This is a David Rowell catalogue from about 1900

Click on pic to view.