The Great Yarmouth Suspension Bridge Disaster

[@Deepthought-42]

An interesting post. Independent checking of designs, quality control, proper site supervision and adequate maintenance are the root cause of many collapses even to this day. Although faulty workmanship and materials were identified as to what precipitated the collapse, it would seem that increasing the span and the width of the bridge without properly checking the changes were the root cause.

[@addie_is_me]

And money.

[@oldman4289]

This channel always delivers good stories!

[@reddwarfer999]

The Tay Bridge disaster is so well known but I'd never even heard of this.

[@Cooksvillexx]

A memorial plaque stands at the site, with the names of all the people who lost their lives in the disaster, many of them children.

[@timsedmunds]

Yet another bit of our historical past you've brought back to life for us. Thank you so very much. I have still to watch more of your earlier work and am looking forward to both seeing them and also to all of your future presentations very much. From your friends in Thetford.

[@davepoole5582]

A fantastic show. I love the local history .. Thank you.

[@charlesachurch7265]

Great presentation.

[@jamiebishop504]

Love your channel! Fantastic local history!! Thank you for sharing with us all!

[@susannaude8514]

Very well detailed and presented, thank you. A truly horrific piece of English history.

[@charlesclager6808]

I just found your channel and watched four or five videos. Your narration and photos are captivating. I am looking forward to watching many more. New subscriber here !!

[@pruhorsnailclark9791]

I enjoy your channel , finding the stories very interesting. Thank you. I spent many years living in Lound , a small village between Gorlston on sea and Lowestoft.....During a walk around the church graveyard I found a grave of someone who was killed through this disaster.......and we were always told that the clown were pulled by Black Swans.

[@derekstocker6661]

Another very sad story very well told, those poor souls hardly stood a chance and that man's tale of how he saved himself seems ghastly imagination, hopefully. Thanks for this, well illustrated too.

[@addie_is_me]

I love your channel? I don’t know why YT did not put it up on my home page before a couple of days ago. I think it finally did because you posted a true crime case. I do watch a lot of historical true crime videos. I started getting a lot of world war atrocities suggestions, WW1 shell shock documentaries and that kind of thing when I fell down a rabbit hole quite innocently, I probably started out looking for Dachshunds being silly, I like those vids, but ended spending a couple of hours on post WW2 war criminal executions. YT is a wild place. Anyway I’m very glad I found your channel. 🌸

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Thank you, I'm glad you like what you have found, My Crime ones do seem to get way more views than anything else as I guess that is what KZbin likes, and I think I have found a bit of niche covering rather unknown ones. If you like Dachshunds may I recommend TaLes Of The DoXie one of my earliest subs that's what they post.

[@squidgy6930]

I was literally working in the bridge inspecting all the cog work for cracks about three months ago I’ve got some cool pictures

[@RonD84]

Do you know what nemesis means 😁

[@debx2000]

There isn't a bridge where the suspension bridge was

[@squidgy6930]

@@debx2000 There is two bridges One that we called the Haven Bridge which is a big one a suspension bridge across the estuary And what most people call the Southtowne Bridge which is the old one done in 1860 I think which is the suspension bridge just across the river in town its self That is the one that I was inspecting they are doing a refurbishment of it And now as we speak they are building another bridge further along the river that will link to the a 12

[@WillVenusASMR]

Never had a clue of this disaster. Really interesting to watch 👍🏻

[@JamesAnderson-wft]

Good stuff! More things I didn't know about.

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Yes I know the feeling, discovered so many things when researching for topics, there is a huge amount of history in the area that is often overlooked.

[@micheald3716]

Hartlake bridge disaster 1853, this occurred near Tunbridge in Kent.Apparently the river Medway was in flood.Unfortunately 30 farm workers perished when the wooden structured bridge collapsed under the strain when they attempted to cross it?

[@lauralaladarling3775]

Thank you. A sensitively narrated and presented video of such a tragic bridge collapse which caused so many horrific deaths of so many young children, innocently out for a day of enjoyment, and other victims who also died or suffered injuries. As for the boat men who demanded payment the return of poor little deceased children to parents, shame on them and their deplorable greedy. And shame on the organisation who placed the poor who perished, in mass graves; despicable people. Julia deserves a medal for fund raising to design and install a beautiful memorial, 'book,' to commemorate the victims of this tragedy.

[@markperuzzi5055]

Thanks for that never knew about this before. Keep up the good work

[@bouffon1]

William Cooke's Circus... my great grandfather I think or -uncle. There were so many Cookes in the circus business at the time.

[@malcolmlane-ley2044]

Good storytelling about some little known but nonetheless riveting occurrences.

[@karinadebbage5452]

I loved this..it’s truly informative, Are we talking about the bridge that takes you over to the train station, and Asda???..I’ve not been that way for a while, I did hear that the bridge was closed for repairs, how true that is I’m not sure, Yarmouth has such a great History and it’s sad these days people have forgotten or are just not interested anymore...we live in a multitude of the great melting pot, I respect those who come to learn and work, we embrace the cultural divide, We Hope that they can appreciate our history to, Yarmouth has a great history, hopefully they will open to our historic town, and respect it for what it is, and we will gladly respond back to the kindness...🙏🙏🦊🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@alittlebitofhistory]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, the bridge was in that area but not in the same spot as the current bridge it was slightly further along the river Bure near the White Swan pub that is now a fish mongers.

[@zombiasnow1565]

So tragic! I can't imagine the confusion and fear in everyone! R.I.P. to all the dead **I realize it happened decades ago but I wasn't here then.

[@michaelwalkerpearce9481]

Very nice work. Was the bridge re-built? the NLS map of 1892-1914 shows a bridge at the end of Bridge Road. When was that demolished?

[@alittlebitofhistory]

I'm afraid I don't know, I don't the bride was rebuilt but possibly it was replaced.

[@garrymartin6474]

A sad tale well told . May I suggest that you find more appropriate ralway pictures however as you seem to use quite a few of American railways.

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Oh my mistake that I had it in my head that he was, should of looked into it one of though things you hear years ago and just keep in your head I guess thank you for letting me know.

[@garrymartin6474]

@@alittlebitofhistory anything prior to 1923 try searching for Great Eastern Railway or location based searches should yield some good results. Keep up the good work !

[@alittlebitofhistory]

@@garrymartin6474 Yeah that's what I was doing but had some people I have contacted get very shirty that as they own the physical picture its their copyright and it will cost me to use it.

[@garrymartin6474]

@@alittlebitofhistory Thats sad

[@janegriffin2646]

It's a wide deep cold river, must have been so terrible.

[@blxtothis]

Naturally, designing churches is a perfect grounding for bridge engineering. Somehow I don’t reckon Brunel would have been so detached from the erection process.

[@robnewman6101]

Regin of Queen Victoria 1837-1901.

[@johnnicholas1488]

Thank you.

[@paulosbourne3131]

What a very sad story.

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Indeed it is

[@jackjarvis5451]

I live in Norwich and had no idea about this

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Neither did I until I started the channel and was looking for topics to cover.

[@norfolknchance.500]

Sorry, but it sound like you are saying "Brewer" but it is in fact the river "Bure".

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Sorry about that put it down to bad pronunciation its Bure in the script

[@norfolknchance.500]

@@alittlebitofhistory Thank you.

[@norfolknchance.500]

Very interesting video too, thanks again!

[@grahamsawyer831]

rather like the Sampoong mall collapse in Korea; local contractors and business interests making alterations to the design without expert oversight. sadly this is a recurring theme...

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Never heard of that but yes sound very similar to what happen in Great Yarmouth.

[@caeserromero3013]

Wasn't that a song by the BeeGees??

[@LearnwithJanice]

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

[@rockyBalboa6699]

Bridges don't kill people, Clown's kill people!!

[@barbaralamson7450]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@sarahmariah100]

Lol shhh - I wasn't going to type this, shame on me, but - was anyone else like, "l guess we know where 'It goes when' vacationing away from Maine."

[@martincook318]

Why was that Bridge not inspected when it was first Built is anyone's guess and the owners of that Bridge should have been Prosecuted for Corporate Murder as I was Shocked by what I heard as that story was shocking and no doubt the Mother who Rescued her Daughter they became very close

[@anthonyhawes7455]

Can’t help but think that if it was built a few years later then it might have been Brunel that would have built it!

[@alittlebitofhistory]

If only it had been.

[@MajorT0m]

Is that a suspension bridge or a cable-stayed bridge 🤔

[@markperuzzi5055]

Very sad

[@davidpiper32]

Very interesting piece of history, especially having family connections with Great Yarmouth. Spoiled by using American word " rowt" as opposed to route.

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Greed , Corruption and Capitalism . They make good bedfellows . For the poor , they can suit themselves .

[@robnewman6101]

Wow.

[@susanmirarchi7303]

Was there any compensation for for survivors

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Not that I was able to find and as it was mostly the towns poor who were victims I highly doubt it.

[@Dave-uf8ek]

Today people would just film it and put it on Facebook.

[@GrinninPig]

These people should be avenged

[@alittlebitofhistory]

Far to late for that but we can remember them.

[@gerardryan4140]

Elvis Presley (6:34)

[@Kimmy-pw8tm]

In that era people considered they were at the height of human civilisation. If only ten handfuls of dead people were granted temporary life again from the 1000’s , 1100’s , 1200’s , 1300’s , 1400’s , 1500’s , 1600’s , 1700’s , 1800’s, and 1900’s a month guided through the history’s past, acknowledge great things that happened after their time on earth.They never could have imagined what would be invented and learnt. The same will happen to us come 400 years from now. Just imagine?

[@heatheranon726]

6:26 these boatmen should have been kicked into the water.

[@cranefly23]

“The River ‘Brewer’”. Really???? It’s the River Yare - which is why it’s called Great Yarmouth. It stands at the mouth of the Yare; Yar-mouth!

[@briannewsam3861]

The suspension bridge was over the River Bure.

[@CitizenSmith50]

While I have enjoyed and "liked" all your narrations, I find it disconcerting that you cannot read properly the text you put on screen, and occasionally make fairly obvious mistakes.

[@lawrencek1900]

WTF Why show a Bradbury Pound? these didn't exist till around 1915! almost a century on

[@alittlebitofhistory]

A mistake on my part, the picture are more to illustrate at times than showing a real items involved but I do try to keep it as close s possible, that must of slipped though.

[@allancrotch2953]

Anyone remember Captain Hornby the bath tub sailor he was going to row from Norwich to Gt Yarmouth in a tin bath to raise money for charity .His previous stunt had been to fly under his own power ala Icarus from one side of the river to the other ,take off being between Thorp rail station and Carrow bridge ,again to raise money for charity .He managed a good 4 feet before hitting the river Wensum .Although quite a character I think the brains and publicity came from a married couple who had the Silver rd cafe one of many dens of iniquity (my mothers term) in the early 70s that as a 13/14 year old I would frequent to gamble on on the Ballyhole tables ,all strictly illegal of course as was smoking at such a tender age .Back to the couple the name of who i forget (before the cafe they ran the Bedford Arms with live music Shaking Stevens and the Sunsets being one of the bands I would listen to from the street as under age drinking was a no no )could be they had a market licence which allowed them to serve alcohol all day on Saturdays so there was additional entertainment when drunken brawls spilled out of the door onto Bedford St .Sadly a bygone time the smell of Caleys chocolate by day and coal fires on a winters night