Tickle Cock Bridge

The original Victorian structure, described by the shopping centre's manager as "small, narrow, very low and gloomy" and "frightening to walk through", was replaced in 2008 as part of an urban regeneration scheme.

[7] The Victorian underpass was replaced by a prefabricated concrete tunnel, twice the width and 2 feet (0.61 m) taller than the original, by construction engineers Jane Wernick Associates in December 2005.

As the installation took place under a live railway that was supported by the underpass, work was planned to cause the minimum disruption to train services; the line had to be closed for only two days around Christmas 2005.

[1] Richman worked on the lighting scheme,[7] and the designers decided to line the walls of the underpass with a "tactile red flock" material, as an allusion to its "colourful history".

A public meeting was held at which a "large majority" voted in favour of reverting to the original name, a decision that persuaded the council to replace the bridge's plaque with one bearing the legend Tickle Cock.