Poem 122 of 230: PROUD PRESTON - AUTUMN 2000
Heavy autumnal rain
Had surged the Ribble’s flow
When I walked to and fro
The foot, motor, and train
Bridges, that have allowed
Many - some in combat -
To cross this river at
A town justly self-proud.
(C) David Franks 2003
Heavy autumnal rain
Had surged the Ribble’s flow
When I walked to and fro
The foot, motor, and train
Bridges, that have allowed
Many - some in combat -
To cross this river at
A town justly self-proud.
(C) David Franks 2003
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| Liverpool Rd Ribble crossing, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| A59 Ribble crossing, Preston; 20/4/2019 |
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| Upriver from Liverpool Rd, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| Upriver to more Preston bridges; 20/4/19 |
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| A slower-flow - 19 years on from my poem on Preston's Ribble crossings; 20/4/2019 |
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| Footbridge over Ribble, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| Disused West Lancashire Railway bridge - now just a gas-crossing, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| To current railway bridge; 20/4/19 |
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| Preston's current railway bridge; 20/4/19 |
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| Avenham and Miller Park, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| The old East Lancashire Railway bridge - at Avenham and Miller Park; 20/4/2019 |
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| Old Tram Rd at Avenham and Miller Park - another Ribble crossing, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| English Football League, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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| Lancashire County Hall, Preston; 20/4/19 |
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