Miller Bridge, Kendal

A chance to continue my mini series of Kendal bridges. Autumn started beautifully so we walked along the river to the park. This is Miller bridge which is the main south road through Kendal.

There is a fab article on the bridges by Visit Cumbria this is what they say about Miller bridge:


The original wooden bridge connecting the town and the castle corn mill was repeatedly carried away by floods until 1743, when it was rebuilt entirely in stone.

The present bridge was designed by the architect Francis Webster for a new canal which terminated in Kendal, where the canal head basin included covered wharves, warehouses, stables and workers’ cottages. He also designed the bridge over Castle Mill head-race, the house seen opposite [originally the offices and showrooms of a marble-polishing mill] and the iron railings on this side.

The foundation stone was laid in May 1818; the bridge was opened in November 1818, and the canal operating by June 1819.

The Miller Bridge, formerly named Mill bridge, was erected in 1818 to the design of John Rennie. It was a replacement of earlier bridges, one of which was destroyed by a flood. It joins New Road and Aynam Road.

More photos from today on Flickr