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boundary between Southill and Biggleswade. A brick bridge was replaced in 1823 with an iron bridge | boundary between Southill and Biggleswade. A brick bridge was replaced in 1823 with an iron bridge | ||
designed by John Millington, the County Surveyor. The ironwork was made by Lees Cottam and Co of Coalbrookdale. | designed by John Millington, the County Surveyor. The ironwork was made by Lees Cottam and Co of Coalbrookdale. | ||
The bridge had a simple single span of 20 feet. On 18th February 1873, a traction fell through the arch | The bridge had a simple single span of 20 feet. On 18th February 1873, a traction fell through the arch, all but | ||
destroying the bridge.<ref>[https://archaeologyuk.org/cbasm/index_htm_files/MONOGRAPH%2002.PDF] Bridges of Bedfordshire | destroying the bridge.<ref>[https://archaeologyuk.org/cbasm/index_htm_files/MONOGRAPH%2002.PDF] Bridges of Bedfordshire | ||
by Angela Simco and Peter McKeague, Published jointly by Bedfordshire County Council, Bedfordshire Archaeological Council, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Bedfordshire Archaeology Occasional Monograph Series No 2 1997</ref> | by Angela Simco and Peter McKeague, Published jointly by Bedfordshire County Council, Bedfordshire Archaeological Council, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Bedfordshire Archaeology Occasional Monograph Series No 2 1997</ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 5 June 2024
This crossed a channel of the River Ivel which forms the boundary between Southill and Biggleswade. A brick bridge was replaced in 1823 with an iron bridge designed by John Millington, the County Surveyor. The ironwork was made by Lees Cottam and Co of Coalbrookdale. The bridge had a simple single span of 20 feet. On 18th February 1873, a traction fell through the arch, all but destroying the bridge.[1]