紐芬蘭橋碑

位置:上水蕉徑路雙魚河過河處橋底

年份:1957年

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原文

Newfoundland bridge

BUILT BY 24 FIELD ENGINEER
REGIMENT, ROYAL ENGINEERS
FOR TSIU KENG VILLAGE AFTER
THE GREAT RAINS OF MAY 1957 AND
OPENED BY CAPTAIN JOHN HAMILTON,
R.N. ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1957. THE
OFFICERS AND MEN OF H.M.S.
“NEWFOUNDLAND,” OUT OF THEIR
KINDNESS GAVE £50 TOWARDS THE COST

紐芬蘭橋

是橋原名淡水坑橋向有橋梁行人稱便不料
四十年前毀於洪水村民絀於財力迄未重建
僅鋪石塊於其上聊濟行人一旦山洪暴發石
塊悉被沖塌行人因而被阻一九五七▢▢▢
洪水後幸蒙大埔理民府華樂庭長官賜撥建
築材料協助重建於是新橋在英皇家第二十
四工兵團負責建造工程及英皇家軍艦紐芬
蘭號官兵慨助建築費五十英鎊下開始鳩工
建造且易名為紐芬蘭橋以資紀念并於一九
五七年九月三十日蒙該艦艦長咸美頓上校
蒞臨主持落成典禮除以英文勒碑▢復記該
橋重建始末以誌不忘云

現代白話字譯文

Newfoundland Bridge

Built by 24 Field Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers for Tsiu Keng Village after the great rains of May 1957 and opened by Captain John Hamilton, R.N. on 30th September, 1957.  The officers and men of H.M.S. “Newfoundland”, out of their kindness gave £50 towards the cost.

紐芬蘭橋

是橋原名淡水坑橋,向有橋樑,行人稱便。不料四十年前毀於洪水,村民絀於財力,迄未重建,僅鋪石塊於其上,聊濟行人。一旦山洪暴發,石塊悉被沖塌,行人因而被阻。一九五七▢▢▢洪水後,幸蒙大埔理民府華樂庭長官賜撥建築材料,協助重建。於是新橋在英皇家第二十四工兵團負責建造工程,及英皇家軍艦紐芬蘭號官兵慨助建築費五十英鎊下,開始鳩工建造,且易名為紐芬蘭橋,以資紀念,并於一九五七年九月三十日,蒙該艦艦長咸美頓上校蒞臨主持落成典禮。除以英文勒碑,▢復記該橋重建始末,以誌不忘云。