On Thursday afternoon, 07 Jan 10 at 13:40, I ran over this bridge thanks to a small gap in the barriers coming from the Northside direction, whilst the bridge wall got me over onto the Workington side, as the barriers there were completley over the road and pavement.
Undettered, this 1841 built structure is safe enough to reopen for pedestrians.
Footprints in the snow revealed up to two other people walked across it earlier that day.
Yeah, we're always there if there's a worldwide disaster, so where's the help and support for our own? Mr Brown, charity begins at HOME and the people of Cockermouth deserve more than the insultingly paltry, smack in the face £1m you and your govt pledged! How are they even gonna begin to rebuild their shattered lives? Get your finger out, Mr Brown and do right by them, NOW!
@garylineker bollocks. You can't compare disasters such as the one in japan to the cumbrian floods. Have a sense of perspective if you are to be taken seriously!
Nice to see Gordon Brown pledge £1 Million in aid to the region. However, the day before he gave Pakistan £34 Million to rebuild business and agriculture. Good on ya Gord.
@garylineker
totally agree
workingtonborn 6 months ago
On Thursday afternoon, 07 Jan 10 at 13:40, I ran over this bridge thanks to a small gap in the barriers coming from the Northside direction, whilst the bridge wall got me over onto the Workington side, as the barriers there were completley over the road and pavement.
Undettered, this 1841 built structure is safe enough to reopen for pedestrians.
Footprints in the snow revealed up to two other people walked across it earlier that day.
It's a grade 2 structure and cannot be demolised.
BlackCombeRunnerKarl 2 years ago
apologies for my original post saying this video was a waste of time. I was looking for videos of collapsed bridges at the time.
Born in Workington and still have family there. Will always be my home despite moving out as a kid.
antonyreid2005 2 years ago
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big deal. you brits deserve a bit of pain for killing afghans and iraqis.
PattayaDIRTY 2 years ago
You have no idea whats going on in afgan and iraq so you comment is pointless and meaning less, so shhh.
Kanewolves 2 years ago
Yeah, we're always there if there's a worldwide disaster, so where's the help and support for our own? Mr Brown, charity begins at HOME and the people of Cockermouth deserve more than the insultingly paltry, smack in the face £1m you and your govt pledged! How are they even gonna begin to rebuild their shattered lives? Get your finger out, Mr Brown and do right by them, NOW!
garylineker 2 years ago 4
@garylineker bollocks. You can't compare disasters such as the one in japan to the cumbrian floods. Have a sense of perspective if you are to be taken seriously!
freekicking85 11 months ago
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antonyreid2005 2 years ago
Nice to see Gordon Brown pledge £1 Million in aid to the region. However, the day before he gave Pakistan £34 Million to rebuild business and agriculture. Good on ya Gord.
khapkhunkha 2 years ago 5
@khapkhunkha as I said in a previous comment, the situation in pakistan is a million times worse. Have a sense of perspective.
freekicking85 11 months ago
Thanks Winth77
Useful video, many of us Cumbrians are really bothered about Workington Town. Strength & Courage to all those folk affected.
sprocketgrind 2 years ago 2
It wasn't a waste of time at all.
I live in Birmingham and the rest of my family live in Workington, Northside and Seaton.
I'm grateful for any information that I can get.
Thank you Winth77
DeoDove 2 years ago 2
The bridge certainly looks very battered. Thanks for your vid winth77.
shiftwork 2 years ago
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What a complete waste of time!
antonyreid2005 2 years ago
If you're going to show your ignorance, antony, YouTube's great place to do it. Congrats.
Not that you'll be bothered I'm sure, but other people are interested in things outside of their own little world. So waste of time it wasn't.
mancman51 2 years ago