The Andresey Bridge was built in 1884 by Thornewill & Warham Engineering Limited, the same company that was to build the Ferry Bridge five years later.
It was built as a single-span wrought-iron bridge to replace a primitive wooden footbridge that connected what was to become the Garden of Remembrance, adjacent to St Modwens Church, and Andressey Island, which it definitely was at the time being completely surrounded by branches of the river Trent.
The sign on the bridge confirms the ‘single S’ spelling of the bridge which is often disputed because The origin comes from ‘Andressey ‘ means ‘Andrew’s Isle’ and the island is where Saint Modwen built a church dedicated to St. Andrew in the 7th century. All other instances in the town such as ‘Andressey Passage’ are spelled with a ‘double S’. Personally, I would be happy to accept that the bridge sign is a spelling mistake!
It is now Grade II-listed.
