A Cast Iron bridge over the River Aire inYorkshire.              put on here in 2007

For the last three years we have been trying to find information relating to this foundry that was situated over the beck in Buttershaw, we even ventured into the superb very old Shelf Library,  but found no mention of any local history about this industrial place, it was only by accident that we came across something on the internet using google, that mentioned a bridge over the river Aire that was made at Shelf Ironworks, we investigated and after looking up and down dark well hidden country roads we eventually found it. As you can see from the pictures it is being well looked after and is a wonderful piece of English history.

Shelf Ironwork.

Shelf Ironwork.

Shelf Ironwork.

Shelf Ironwork.

Shelf Ironwork.

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