Brent Eleigh Bridge
Near Lavenham, Suffolk.
A small cast iron arch bridge of just 13 ft span. Constructed in 1813 by William Cubitt. Castings by Ransome and Son [1]
See also Clare Bridge.
1876 'LAVENHAM. The Brent Eleigh Bridge.— One of the county bridges on the road between Lavenham and Brent Eleigh having got into a bad state of repair, it was found necessary to re-plank it, and for this purpose the road was closed on Thursday, the 8th inst., and immediately after day-break a gang of men set to work to remove the ballast which covered the bridge, when it was found that most of the planking was very rotten, and in some places had broken away altogether. The bridge was built in 1813 with cast iron ribs, cemented in from 2ft. 3in. from centre to centre, with 2in. flanges to carry the planking; and it is supposed that the planking now removed, was the same as that was put when the bridge was first built. The original planking was oak, and that now put on is also oak, 3ft. thick, in widths of about 12in., fitting closely together, and covered with the original ballast, to which has since been added some from the Monks Eleigh pit.— The planking was supplied and fixed by Mr. Garrod, builder, Lavenham, the whole of the work being carried out under the direction of the Surveyor to the Lavenham Highway Board. The weather was fortunately fine for the time of the year, and the work was completed and traffic resumed by 3 o’clock in the afternoon.'[2]