Information on the door of the Ha'penny Bridge House
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Information on the door of the Ha'penny Bridge House
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 13 Aug 2024
THE HA’PENNY BRIDGE HOUSE THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT c.1886 FOR A HUNDRED YEARS NEAR BY THIS HOUSE, THE KELVIN WAS SPANNED BY A PLEASANT WROUGHT-IRON BOX- GIRDER TOLL BRIDGE. THE TOLL FEE WAS ONE HALF-PENNY HENCE ITS NAME ‘THE HA’PENNY BRIDGE’. IT WAS WASHED AWAY WHEN THE RIVER FLOODED DURING THE HEAVY RAIN OF 10TH DEC. 1994 AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESTORED IN 2002.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.881353
Longitude
-4.291579