Film maker Wayne Sables will be providing the bridge between the South Yorkshire village of Elsecar and the Indian Ocean island of Réunion for a celebration of the 200th anniversary of a major piece of Victorian engineering excellence.
The Isle of Bourbon Suspension Bridge was designed by pioneering engineer Marc Brunel and crafted at the Hartop, Sorby and Littlewood Ironworks in Elsecar before being shipped to the island now called Réunion, where it was opened in 1824. The site of the ironworks in Elsecar where all the casting work was carried out is now a playing field.
Barnsley Museums has secured £90,000 funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the project to help protect, share and celebrate the village’s heritage, working closely with local schools, families, community groups, volunteers and partners from across Barnsley and South Yorkshire.
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