Tickle Cock Bridge

The Castleford Regeneration Project was part of the Channel 4 Television series that charted the merits of key areas in the town centre. DSDHA won first prize to redevelop the main pedestrian entry to the centre and provide a warm, welcoming yet intimate landscape solution along with seating and a safe route for users. Built on an extremely tight budget and with the challenging logistics of working under a live railway line, Tickle Cock Bridge demonstrates that less significant places in our towns deserve well-designed infrastructure to complement the more prominent projects that regeneration attracts. Here, everyday life is improved for thousands on an intimate and immediate level, working in tandem with the new town square and marketplace improvements.