Blue Bridge, York grey plaque
Overview
Blue Bridge, York grey plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England York. This grey commemorative plaque records: Blue Bridge. The first bridge built on this site in 1738 was a small wooden drawbridge painted blue.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This grey commemorative plaque records: Blue Bridge.
People and events
The saved account records: Two platforms were erected at the St George's field end of the bridge to support two cannons captured at the Battle of Sebastopol in 1855.
How it worked
The saved account records: In 1767 it was replaced by a fixed stone bridge and again by a wooden 'Turning Bridge' in 1792, which allowed boats to proceed up the Foss.
What remains
The saved account records: The first bridge built on this site in 1738 was a small wooden drawbridge painted blue.
Why it mattered
Blue Bridge, York grey plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Blue Bridge. The first bridge built on this site in 1738 was a small wooden drawbridge painted blue. In 1767 it was replaced by a fixed stone bridge and again by a wooden 'Turning Bridge' in 1792, which allowed boats to proceed up the Foss. Another replacement in 1834 gave way to an iron lifting bridge built in 1858. The current bridge dates from 1929-30. Two platforms were erected at the St George's field end of the bridge to support two cannons captured at the Battle of Sebastopol in 1855. These formed the City's Crimean War… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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