The westernmost of the three packhorse bridges ("Roman Bridges")

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The westernmost of the three packhorse bridges ("Roman Bridges")

Image: © David Smith Taken: 20 Oct 2011

Pevsner claims that this bridge has been widened; however, only the approaches are wide, and it is not clear why anyone should have needed to widen this bridge, but the reason for the shape of the north side is not clear.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.185621
Longitude
-2.785461