{"id":45805,"date":"2026-03-03T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45805"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:52:01","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-call-to-tyneside-authorities-to-restore-historic-swing-bridge-closed-since-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45805","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Call to Tyneside authorities to restore historic swing bridge (closed since 2019!)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/High_Level_Bridge_and_Swing_Bridge_-_Newcastle_Upon_Tyne_-_England_-_14082004.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/High_Level_Bridge_and_Swing_Bridge_-_Newcastle_Upon_Tyne_-_England_-_14082004.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45806\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-f1c9b488d3e3e095690ba1bebc2fa716\"><em>image for illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:High_Level_Bridge_and_Swing_Bridge_-_Newcastle_Upon_Tyne_-_England_-_14082004.jpg\">High Level Bridge and Swing Bridge, Tagishsimon (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week a local tour guide urged Tyneside authorities to urgently crack on with the restoration of the broken Swing Bridge, reports <em>Newcastle World.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Newcastle World<\/u><\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crossing, which connects the Newcastle and Gateshead quaysides, was the world\u2019s largest swinging bridge when it opened in 1876. But it has not successfully swung open since 2019 and looks certain to reach its 150th anniversary this summer without being able to turn\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 popular comments&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 \u2018This is an insult to the memory of Lord Armstrong &#8211; who invented hydraulics and made Newcastle into the industrial powerhouse of the 19th century.\u2019\u2026 \u2018If the bridge had been in most cities it would be in good order just look at London&#8217;s bridges we are paying millions for a ferry dock and can&#8217;t afford bridge maintenance.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 400 people have signed the petition..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastleworld.com\/whats-on\/i-think-its-a-disgrace-reaction-as-hundreds-back-swing-bridge-repair-petition-5525235\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>image for illustration: High Level Bridge and Swing Bridge, Tagishsimon (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Earlier this week a local tour guide urged Tyneside authorities to urgently crack on with the restoration of the broken Swing Bridge, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=45805\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,29,678],"class_list":["post-45805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-bridge","tag-heritage","tag-industrial-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45808,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45805\/revisions\/45808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}