4256 x 2831 px | 36 x 24 cm | 14,2 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2011
Ubicazione:
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Altre informazioni:
The lovely old bridge with its red sandstone weathered for more than 300 years is one of the sights of Berwick. Work started on the bridge in 1610. Progress was very slow and it wasn't until 1624 that the bridge was completed at a cost of £15, 000. John Fuller's description in 1799 still applies today. "It is built", he writes, "of fine hewn stone, and has fifteen spacious and elegant arches. It measures 1, 164 feet in length, including the land stalls. Its width is seventeen feet. At each of the pillars, which art fourteen in number, there is an outlet to both sides; without these there would be much greater danger either in walking or riding along the bridge than there is at present. The sixth pillar separates Berwick from the county Palatine of Durham. The battlements at the outlets at this pillar are always covered with sods as a guide to constables and others in the execution of warrants for the apprehension of delinquents (the pillar is still distinguished by having battlements higher than the others). The fourth gate of the town, together with the adjoining guard-house, shut up the bridge at its northern extremity. Towards the middle of it there are two strong wooden barriers 148 feet distant from each other. In order to give additional security to this mode of defence, they are made to project considerably beyond the battlements". The quality of the workmanship in building the bridge is shown in the fact
