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Hertfordshire HER
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| HHER Number: | 13054 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER LEA, HERTFORD CASTLE |
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Summary
Bridge giving access from the castle gatehouse to St Andrew's church
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
'Early maps show that there was once a bridge over the river here, leading to St Andrew's church' <1, reproducing 2>; the site was where the 15th century gatehouse of Hertford Castle [77] stands close to the river Lea.
<1> Hertford Civic Society, 1987, Discovering Hertford - 2nd edition, - p7, 9 (Bibliographic reference). SHT16756.
<2> John Speed, 1610, Map of Hartforde (Cartographic material). SHT8401.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: Hertford Civic Society. 1987. Discovering Hertford - 2nd edition. - p7, 9. |
| <2> | Cartographic material: John Speed. 1610. Map of Hartforde. |
Related records
| 77 | Part of: HERTFORD CASTLE, HERTFORD (Building) |
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