New footbridge joins medieval castle over gorge Posted by Elise Kirsten on 19 February 2020 A new footbridge allows travellers and local visitors to walk between two halves on the Tintagel Castle near Cornwell in England for the first time in more than 500 years. The bridge, which consists of thousands of tightly-packed slate tiles, spans a 58m gorge and lies 57m above sea level. It allows people to move between sections of the 13th-century a medieval castle built by Richard, Earl of Cornwall and was opened to the public towards the end of last year. View this post on Instagram We’re excited to announce that Tintagel Castle in Cornwall will reopen on Friday 9th August, complete with this spectacular new footbridge! Visit this summer and you’ll be able to walk the route the island’s inhabitants once took, as the bridge recreates the narrow land bridge that connected the mainland to the headland in the Middle Ages. 🎟 Timed tickets will be available to purchase via our website from 9am tomorrow, Wednesday 31st July. . . . #englishheritage #tintagel #kernow #cornwall #heritage #culture #travel #architecture #history #bridge #travelphotography #bridge #coast #landscape #conservation #charity #englishheritagesites A post shared by English Heritage (@englishheritage) on Jul 30, 2019 at 9:47am PDT The original land bridge of rock, earth and grass disintegrated sometime around the 15th or 16th century, according to Afar and people who wanted to see both sides of the castle had to make their way down and up steep staircases in the cliff faces which were connected by a small bridge. This caused a fair amount of congestion with waiting times of up to 45 minutes during the peak summer season when up to 3,000 people visit the site, associated with the legend of King Arthur, according to The Guardian. View this post on Instagram A new footbridge has opened at Cornwall’s historic Tintagel Castle, proving improved access for visitors. The bridge, designed by William Matthews Associates and Ney&Partners consists of two slender cantilevered steel sections, and has a slate floor, in order to have a minimal presence in the landscape. To learn more about this project, visit TheB1M.com/videos! #Cornwall #Tintagel #TintagelCastle #EnglishHeritage #Castle #Bridge #Engineering #Architecture #Construction #UK #Britain #GreatBritain #Europe #medieval #cantilever #steel #slate #WilliamMatthewsAssociates #NeyAndPartners (images courtesy of Davide Levine and Jim Holden) A post shared by The B1M (@theb1m) on Aug 9, 2019 at 9:31am PDT View this post on Instagram The new twin cantilevered footbridge at Tintagel Castle by @neyandpartners and @williammatthewsassociates may span a dramatic void but it didn’t make my vertigo kick in at all. Partly thanks to the slate tiles that form the unique and textured walkway (and through which I couldn’t see the rocks 60m below thankfully). Will post pics of that once the bridge opens August 9th. For now, only pics from a distance are allowed @englishheritage #embargoed #twincantilever #newfootbridgetintagel #cornwall #architecture #bridgedesign #tintagelcastle #tintagelcornwall #williammatthews #neyandpartners A post shared by Giovanna Dunmall (@journogiovanna) on Aug 3, 2019 at 4:25am PDT Image: David Levene You may also like Related Posts Chinese government promote bear bile as COVID-19 treatment 26 March 2020 China’s National Health Commission has published a list of controversial coronavirus treatments that have animal... read more Great Barrier Reef mass bleaches again 26 March 2020 Warmer sea temperatures in the summer months, especially in February, were recorded and are believed... read more World’s 10 happiest countries 26 March 2020 The latest report indexing the world's happiest countries has highlighted the important role of... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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