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.