The bridge previously mentioned was constructed as part of the “Wilderness Road” which was opened in November, 1857. This is not its real name. It is Middlesbrough Road from Brewery Bank as far as the Old River Tees where it changes to Stockton Road as far as West Lane when it becomes Newport Road. This is still the case today. In the same way, the bridge is not “Erimus Bridge”. In all the years I have been involved with local history, this is the first time I have come across this name. As in the case of “Wilderness”, it seems “Erimus” is no more than a local nickname.
Stone Bridge. There was an Erimus-Bridge, iron with stone coping to the east of the Erimus housing and Erimus Hotel, it was put in place to cross the Old River-Tees Cut and give access Via the Willderness-Road to Middlesbrough. It was culverted for the B6541 road and access to Teesside Retail Park built in the 1980-1990s .
Just a comment about the bridge. Does anyone know anything about a bridge in Stockton called the Erimus bridge. There must be something called Erimus in Stockton as the farm that my Great Grandmother and her sons homesteaded in Saskatchewan Canada is called Erimus farm and it had something to do with their home in Stockton, or the area they lived in in Stockton. Regards Marilyn In Sunny Alberta
This five-arch bridge which opened in 1768 was to end Yarm”s direct link with the sea-trade,once the 6th busiest port on the east coast,(mainly wool,lead and butter) after 500 years. A “sop” for the shippers of Yarm was the “Barge-Arches” on either bank. The bridge shown ,was replaced by the “Victoria-Bridge” as part of the Queen”s Golden Jubilee Celebrations in 1887 . The cast-iron Victoria Bridge still has “Barge-Arches”
The bridge previously mentioned was constructed as part of the “Wilderness Road” which was opened in November, 1857. This is not its real name. It is Middlesbrough Road from Brewery Bank as far as the Old River Tees where it changes to Stockton Road as far as West Lane when it becomes Newport Road. This is still the case today. In the same way, the bridge is not “Erimus Bridge”. In all the years I have been involved with local history, this is the first time I have come across this name. As in the case of “Wilderness”, it seems “Erimus” is no more than a local nickname.
Stone Bridge. There was an Erimus-Bridge, iron with stone coping to the east of the Erimus housing and Erimus Hotel, it was put in place to cross the Old River-Tees Cut and give access Via the Willderness-Road to Middlesbrough. It was culverted for the B6541 road and access to Teesside Retail Park built in the 1980-1990s .
Just a comment about the bridge. Does anyone know anything about a bridge in Stockton called the Erimus bridge. There must be something called Erimus in Stockton as the farm that my Great Grandmother and her sons homesteaded in Saskatchewan Canada is called Erimus farm and it had something to do with their home in Stockton, or the area they lived in in Stockton. Regards Marilyn In Sunny Alberta
This five-arch bridge which opened in 1768 was to end Yarm”s direct link with the sea-trade,once the 6th busiest port on the east coast,(mainly wool,lead and butter) after 500 years. A “sop” for the shippers of Yarm was the “Barge-Arches” on either bank. The bridge shown ,was replaced by the “Victoria-Bridge” as part of the Queen”s Golden Jubilee Celebrations in 1887 . The cast-iron Victoria Bridge still has “Barge-Arches”