Donkey Gallops
The ‘Donkey Gallop(s)’ is the nickname of the flight of steps leading from the Bridgnorth Station car park near 'The Railwayman’s Arms' down to the Engine Shed Underpass.
It was closed for the duration of the Bridgnorth Development Project, during which enquiries from the public showed that the steps and footbridge outside Bridgnorth Station are used as a route by local residents from Oldbury Road to High Town. During the closure volunteers prepared the former disabled toilet/ shower room at the north end of the original station building to accept electric/gas/telecoms services that were bought up the Donkey Gallop.[1]
Original features shown on a GWRGreat Western Railway plan of the site included lighting columns along the path to illuminate the steps along with spear top gates at the top and bottom. When the originals were removed is unknown but the Development plans envisage replacing these features.[2]
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Transport Statement Ref 5517/001/R01 Rev A, January 2016, Robert West Consulting Engineers(Retrieved 2 January 2018)</ref>
