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Serving the Shotton steelworks
©Dennis Turner
Hawarden railway bridge carries the Bidston-Wrexham line over the river Dee.Opened in 1889 it has a central swinging span to allow river traffic through (now non operational) and two fixed spans.
©alan smethurst
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©Gerald Davison
Dist:0.3km<br/>The John Summers steel works at Shotton was built on re-claimed land towards the end of the 19th century, but the house/office building shown here is dated 1907. It is built just behind the flood bank of the River Dee, facing across the river to where many of the steel workers would have lived. It can be seen in situ from across the river in [[404738]]. The photo is taken from the cycleway that runs along the river bank all the way to Chester.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.3km<br/>This side wall is to the left of the entrance to the John Summers building, by the River Dee at Shotton. The stylish building is dated 1907 on either side of the entrance. See also [[404705]].
©John S Turner
Dist:0.3km<br/>This tower is immediately above the entrance to the John Summers' house/office building, and is dated 1907. The building faces the River Dee and looks very impressive from across the river. The river bank is immediately behind the camera, so stepping back a bit is not an option. See also [[404205]].
©John S Turner
Dist:0.3km<br/>The John Summers Steel works is well known on Deeside, and was built at Shotton on re-claimed marshland alongside the River Dee at the end of the 19th century. The factory is now known as Corus. This is the front entrance to the distinctive house/office building facing the River Dee, which is dated 1907 above the front door.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.3km<br/>Since the lifting of the Dee Marsh railway (Shotton Works to Mickle Trafford) the junction box has been unused. The photo was taken from the new Dee Marsh cycle-path, which is a good 5 metres below the railway.
©David Quinn
Dist:0.3km<br/>I discovered this toad resting, just in front of the John Summers Art Deco building, whilst crossing the busy River Dee cycleway. I did wait until he had completed his journey safely. The arched structure in the background is the Hawarden Bridge railway bridge, which crosses the River Dee.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.3km<br/>This landing stage, also seen at [[411106]] used to be linked to the bank, but that walkway has long since disappeared. The cast iron bollard on the left of the photo is precariously balnced on what remains of the structure. A WWII pillbox can be seen on the opposite bank to the right of the photo, but for some reason these structures don't seem to be recorded on maps.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>Viewed from the cycleway between Queensferry and Hawarden Bridge, this old landing stage is slowly rotting away. The cast iron bollards along the edge indicate that it was used to tie up fairly large vessels, possibly whilst waiting for the Hawarden Bridge railway bridge to open. The arched Hawarden Bridge is seen across the river in the distance, with the white support of the Flintshire Bridge behind that..
©John S Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>Viewed from Hawarden Bridge swing railway bridge, this wooden construction would have protected the bridge from damage whilst shipping was passing by. The structure is in line with the rotating mechanism of the bridge, so that when the bridge was open it would be above the wooden frame. The terracotta building to the left is the John Summers' building. See also [[404705]] In the distance, in line with the wooden structure, is the distinctive shape of the old Queensferry road bridge.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking along the Liverpool to Wrexham railway line as it crosses Hawarden Bridge swing bridge over the River Dee. The bridge no longer moves, but it used to swing open to allow tall shipping upstream along the river. The line is still busy with passenger and goods traffic, and the walkway in front of the camera allows pedestrians to access the platform on the Liverpool bound line.
©John S Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>The view across the River Dee from the cycleway U-turn near Rowleys Drive, Shotton - [[1131206]]. The bridge across the river is Hawarden Bridge railway bridge, and the building on the right is the former John Summers office building - [[407476]].
©John S Turner
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking downstream along the River Dee, from the walkway on Hawarden Bridge, the four chimneys of the Connah's Quay power station can be seen to the left. To the right of the power station is the distinctive shape of the modern Flintshire Bridge suspension bridge, and on the right of that the blue buildings of the Corus steel works. The zoom lens makes the substantial railway bridge seem narrower than it actually is.
©John S Turner

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