‘A big responsibility’: Clifton Suspension Bridge master hails £7.6m renovation
“I don’t tend to say I’m the bridge master when I’m at a party,” said Tristan Ralph, the current holder of the title.
The Guardian reports: “I don’t tend to say I’m the bridge master when I’m at a party,” said Tristan Ralph, the current holder of the title.
Engineer Tristan Ralph describes task of maintaining and running Bristol structure without public money The job does not give the holder age-old perks such as the right to drive sheep across the great structure, but the title “bridge master” does have a certain ring to it.
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