Fascinating UK Engineering Sites

This year, we’re bringing something a little different to our i4 Automation calendars…

Each month features a photo of a fascinating UK engineering site — your challenge is to guess where it is!

We’ll reveal the answers here at the end of each month, so be sure to check back and see how you did.

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January 2026 The Mathematical Bridge

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The Mathematical Bridge is a wooden footbridge in Cambridge. It crosses the River Cam and connects two parts of Queen’s College. Its official name is simply the Wooden Bridge or Queens’ Bridge. It is a Grade II listed building, built in 1749.

February 2026 The Shard

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The Shard is not simply an iconic building but represents a new approach to expanding the urban landscape. Offices, residences and public spaces alike are all taken skyward.

From the beginning, Renzo Piano and Irvine Sellar had an idea of The Shard as ‘a vital place of interchange’. The architect said, ‘This is my vision: I foresee the tower as a ‘Vertical City’, for thousands of people to work in and enjoy, and for millions to take to their hearts.’

March 2026 Anderton Boat Lift “Cathedral of the Canals”

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This famous Victorian boat lift in Anderton, near Northwich in Cheshire, England, links the River Weaver Navigation with the Trent & Mersey Canal. It was built in 1875, so it is about 150 years old in It’s often called the “Cathedral of the Canals” and is known as one of the world’s earliest boat lifts

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