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| HER Number | MWB3445 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Site of medieval Newbury Bridge |
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Summary
Documentary evidence for a wooden bridge with shops on it
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01389.04.200
Monument Type(s):
- BRIDGE (Medieval to Jacobean - 1066 AD? to 1623 AD)
Full Description
There has been a bridge across the river Kennet in the centre of Newbury since at least medieval times; it is recorded that the wooden bridge needed repair in the 14th century. There were also shops on the bridge <4>. Money <1><2> relates that there is documentary evidence of a request for the bridge to be repaired in 1623, following its sudden collapse, although this replacement was swept away in a flood of 1726 when another bridge was constructed.
Sources and further reading
Related Monuments
| MWB3442 | NORTHBROOK STREET, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB5839 | Newbury Bridge (Bridge 60) (Monument) |
| MWB9926 | Under Newbury Bridge (Find Spot) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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