Tag Archives: Medieval bridges
Elvet, Exe and Edmund
Building a bridge is a major undertaking, especially the cost. Who pays – the taxpayer, a local business consortium, the road users through tolls? This problem isn’t new. In Medieval times stones bridges were rare. Crossing rivers involved fords or wooden structures, which easily washed away. A generous patron was needed to build a sturdy […]
The Devil’s Bridges
Why would anyone name a bridge the Devil’s? The Devil’s Bridge near Kirby Lonsdale spans the River Lune on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Built around 1370 it is steeped in the Medieval folktales of the time. According to the legend, a local woman could not cross the river to retrieve her cow. The […]
The Quiet Writer 