The antiquities of England and Wales . To-TRcj SpccfTQ^fr fc PutfiSSifTiyff-;. ^ T H E ANTIQUITIES O F -ENGLAND and WALES. BEDFORDSHIRE. BEDFORD BRIDGE. (Plate I.) THIS bridge flands upon the river Ouie, which runs through,and almoft equally divides the town. Hiftory is filent bothas to the founder and time of its conflru6lion. Tradition fays itwas eretfled with part of the materials of the caftie demolifhedby King Henry III. in the year 1224. It is highly probable thiswas built in the place of a much older bridge ; as by an extradtfrom Roger Hovedons Chronicle, in Lelan
The antiquities of England and Wales . To-TRcj SpccfTQ^fr fc PutfiSSifTiyff-;. ^ T H E ANTIQUITIES O F -ENGLAND and WALES. BEDFORDSHIRE. BEDFORD BRIDGE. (Plate I.) THIS bridge flands upon the river Ouie, which runs through,and almoft equally divides the town. Hiftory is filent bothas to the founder and time of its conflru6lion. Tradition fays itwas eretfled with part of the materials of the caftie demolifhedby King Henry III. in the year 1224. It is highly probable thiswas built in the place of a much older bridge ; as by an extradtfrom Roger Hovedons Chronicle, in Lelands Colledlanea, it-appears, that the part of the town on the fouthern bank ofthe river was built by Edward the elder, in the year 912. Itfeems, therefore, almoft impoflible the inhabitants could fo longhave wanted this neceflary n>eans of communication betweenthe north and fouth parts of the town. The caftle was demolifhed on the following occafion : KingJohn having taken it from William tie Beauchamp, beftowed iton Falco de Brent, or Breant, raifed by his favour from a pri-vate foldier to great
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