Aire Mile 55 Swillington Bridge 49'
Third report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the best means of preventing the pollution of rivers : (Rivers Aire and Calder). P249 Mr CL Dresser Swillington Bridge, (St Aidans) Now the condition of the river at Swillington Bridge is so opaque that you cannot see two or three inches into it and the offensive smell so bad that I have in summer frequently had to put my handkerchief to my mouth when crossing it.
