When I saw your image, Graham, I suspected a similar story to the
pack-bridge at Sutton in Bedfordshire - a misdescribed image is here (it is
not Sutton in Surrey):
<http://www.localpostcards.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=624> - the
bridge there adjoins a ford, and is medieval, designed for pack horses to
cross the river. There is another in a 3D image here, no doubt for the same
purpose, but I have no idea of its ages:
<http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/360/days-out/wycoller_bridge.asp>
On checking in my copy of Pevsner, I see tha the bridge at Geddington (the
bridge in your image) dates to the thirtenneth century.
--
Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
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Sent: 02 May 2007 19:01
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Subject: [OM] Bridge explanation
The bridge in the previous shot is in use but it is very narrow and further
restricted by posts that will allow only small vehicles through. In
addition, the rise towards the centre of the bridge means that those who get
through the width restrictions cannot see what is coming from the other side
so vehicles frequently meet in the middle and one has to reverse all the way
off.
For vehicles that are too wide and for drivers who wish to avoid another car
coming towards them on the bridge there is a ford.
Some drivers inch through the water to keep brakes dry while others see it
as an opportunity to go into Paris-Daka rally mode:
Olympus OM2n : Zuiko 21mm f2 : Agfa Vista 200
http://www.geebeephoto.com/2007/07101.htm
--Graham
http://www.geebeephoto.com
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