I remember the original steel bridge that was located where the
current wooden footbridge is located. The steel bridge had railway
lines which ran along the open top of the bridge, the body of the
bridge formed three or four hoppers with trapdoors on the underside
of the bridge. I could only imagine that this was some kind of rail
delivery system to load trucks on the road below.
When I was a kid we used to risk our lives tightrope walking
along the rails to cross the bridge. I hate to think of the outcome
if we had slipped or fallen from the rails as we crossed.
The land to the right of the path from this point forward was the
location of the Iron Ore Works. The main building was still
standing in the 1970’s with a number of surrounding chimneys
which were connected by underground flues. One of the main features
of the building was a large clock tower.
The chimneys were demolished in the 1980’s, the main building
was converted into a warehouse and was later demolished in the
early 1990's.
This cache is hidden next to the bridge and can be reached from the
bridge. No need to climb over or through any of the handrails.
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