It’s a well known shortcut and is a bridge with very steep steps that can be quite spooky at night.
Now a public meeting is planned to discuss its future
The Cinder Lane footbridge goes over the rail lines that avoid York station, once the original route to the north from the old platforms within the city walls.
The meeting is this Thursday 11 September and takes place at St Paul’s Church in Holgate from 6pm-8pm.
The Victorian footbridge looks set to be demolished and replaced a short distance away by a more modern and fully accessible one close to the community garden at the end of Upper St Paul’s Terrace.
The current bridge involves a climb up these steps and it is impossible for people with mobility issues to use.
In a recent newsletter to residents Holgate ward councillors Jenny Kent, Kallum Taylor and Lucy Steels-Walshaw said: “The meeting will focus mainly on Network Rail’s latest work on the plans for redeveloping Wilton Rise Bridge.
“Improving this important route is a condition of the planning permission for the York Central site, granted in 2019.”
