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Armagh Street Bridge
The Armagh Street Bridge is a historic bridge on Armagh Street in Christchurch Central City. It sits between the Convention Centre Precinct and the Magistrates' Court, Christchurch, Magistrate's Court at the south-west corner of Victoria Square, Christchurch, Victoria Square. Its initial importance was it making a connection to the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings just beyond the Magistrate's Court. History The original wooden bridge crossing the Avon River at Armagh Street was built in 1873, and by early 1883 heavy traffic had contributed to the planking and cross-bearers wearing out. At the recommendation of the city surveyor, Charles Walkden, the Christchurch City Council commissioned a new bridge with an estimated cost of . The bridge was constructed in 1883 by builders William Greig and John Hunter using stone quarried from Hoon Hay. Construction of the bridge took only six months, despite some delays. The bridge was opened at noon on 11 December 1883 and was one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armagh Street Park Bridge
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Primacy of Ireland, Primates of All Ireland for both the Catholic Church in Ireland, Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland. In ancient times, nearby Navan Fort (''Eamhain Mhacha'') was a Celtic polytheism, pagan ceremonial site and one of the great Royal sites of Ireland, royal capitals of Gaelic Ireland. Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Although classed as a List of towns and villages in Northern Ireland, medium-sized town, Armagh was given City status in Ireland, city status in 1994 and List of lord mayoralties and lord provostships in the United Kingdom, Lord Mayoralty status in 2012, both by El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
