account arrow-down arrow-left arrow-right closecontact-us emailFacebookheart instagramjoin linkedin phonepinterestplaysearch twitteryoutube
The Old Tram Bridge and Tram Road - Preston
Back

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.

 

Branch
IWA Lancashire & Cumbria Branch
Event Dates

Wednesday 20th September 2023

Location

Preston (North)

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’.

Contact

David Faulkner

View event location

Location

Preston (North)

ibis Preston North, Garstang Road, Broughton, Preston, UK

Find directions to the Event

Events

Waterway underfunding

Hundreds of miles of waterways – along with their unique heritage and habitats – are currently starved of funding and rely on constant lobbying by us to safeguard their future.

Sustainable Boating

We want boating on canals and rivers to be more sustainable and – even though the current overall contribution to UK carbon emissions is very small – we want to help reduce emissions on the waterways.

Waterways Heritage at Risk

Britain’s canals and rivers are a unique, living heritage. But that heritage is at risk – from urban development, lack of protection, loss of skills and knowledge and climate change.

You can help Save Waterways Heritage.

Waterway restoration

Restoring the UK’s blue infrastructure – our inherited network of navigable canals and rivers – is good for people and places.