Robin Hood Bridge (Rotherham)
From International Robin Hood Bibliography
| Locality | |
|---|---|
| Coordinate | 53.4351, -1.3683 |
| Adm. div. | West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Vicinity | In Rotherham, connects Rodger Street and Tenter Street |
| Type | Thoroughfare |
| Interest | Robin Hood name |
| Status | Extant |
| First Record | 1854 |
Robin Hood Bridge.
By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-01-07. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2021-01-06.
Robin Hood Bridge takes Rodger Street over the railway tracks to meet Tenter Street in Rotherham. The earliest record I have found of it is the 6" O.S. map of the area published in 1854, based on surveying carried out 1850-51.[1] The line, then called the North Midland Railway[2] opened in 1840, so the bridge cannot very well be much older than that. Formerly there was a public house named Robin Hood on the north side of Rodger Steert, c. 50 m west of the bridge.
Gazetteers
- Not included in Dobson, R. B., ed.; Taylor, J., ed. Rymes of Robyn Hood: an Introduction to the English Outlaw (London, 1976), pp. 293-311.
Maps
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire 289 (1854; surveyed 1850-51)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX.SW (1906; rev. 1901-1902)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX.SW (1924; rev. 1921)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX (1924; rev. 1921-22)
- 6" O.S. map Yorkshire CCLXXXIX (1934; rev. 1934-35) [sic].
Background
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Notes