Road over Maiden's Bridge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Road over Maiden's Bridge by Bikeboy as part of the Geograph project.
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Road over Maiden's Bridge
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 16 Aug 2014
There has been a bridge here since Norman times although this structure dates from around 1800. In a History of Enfield (1823) it is stated that 'this bridge was built of brick, the whole width of the road, about twenty years ago.' http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-493788 See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3020954 for a view from the river. The bridge bears a plaque dating from the early C20 century warning that it is not suitable for heavy carriages etc. (see http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4123436 ). This replaced an earlier plaque threatening violators with transportation for life.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.672575
Longitude
-0.06038