Sections of the Ashhurst Bridge were swept away in the Easter flood of 1895. Prior to the construction of the new bridge in 1909 a punt, as seen in the photograph, was used for crossing the river.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- 1895
- Digitisation ID
- 2007N_Ash4_ASH_0752
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Unknown
- Place
- Ashhurst Bridge, Ashhurst
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