Join IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch for our first Autumn meeting of 2023.
Construction of the Preston to Walton Summit tram road (‘plate way’) and the old tram bridge over the River Ribble at Preston.
Guest Speaker : Nigel Hardacre
Nigel is an IWA member and Heritage Lead for the Friends of Tram Bridge group. He has led over a dozen heritage walks around the bridge and traced parts of the route that are still accessible on foot.
Heritage
The Old Tram Bridge and Tram Road – Preston
Join IWA Lancashire and Cumbria Branch for our first Autumn meeting of 2023.
Construction of the Preston to Walton Summit tram road (‘plate way’) and the old tram bridge over the River Ribble at Preston.
Guest Speaker : Nigel Hardacre
Nigel is an IWA member and Heritage Lead for the Friends of Tram Bridge group. He has led over a dozen heritage walks around the bridge and traced parts of the route that are still accessible on foot.
Details
Time
7:30pm
All our live meetings start at 7.30 pm but we will be there from 7.00 pm for setting up and chatting.
We usually finish between 9.30 pm and 10.00 pm.
We will provide tea, coffee and biscuits.
Location
Ibis Hotel, Preston (North), PR3 5JE
The Ibis Hotel is just off the M55 motorway junction 1 (A6/B6241) at Preston. It has a meeting room which we have hired. The address is 398 Garstang Road, Preston PR3 5JE.
There is ample car parking available at the hotel.
Members should enter the building via the main entrance – the room we will use is ‘The Broughton Suite’.
