The cottages and the village life of rural England . e bridge in repair. But the greedyking confiscated all guilds that could conveniently be deemed inany way connected with superstition ; hence the money thatought to have gone to the upkeep of the bridge disappeared alsointo the coffers of the king. Sometimes the repair of bridges was kept up by tolls demandedfrom passengers, and the right of collecting tolls (pontarium)was eagerly sought after by corporations and by were often levied on the owners of barges or vessels passingunder the bridge, as well as on passengers going
The cottages and the village life of rural England . e bridge in repair. But the greedyking confiscated all guilds that could conveniently be deemed inany way connected with superstition ; hence the money thatought to have gone to the upkeep of the bridge disappeared alsointo the coffers of the king. Sometimes the repair of bridges was kept up by tolls demandedfrom passengers, and the right of collecting tolls (pontarium)was eagerly sought after by corporations and by were often levied on the owners of barges or vessels passingunder the bridge, as well as on passengers going over it; and thepersons who received the tolls were very glad to pocket the proceeds,but often forgot to do the necessary repairs. But the kingsjustices were empowered to survey bridges, and if the personsliable for the repairs failed to execute them when required theyrendered themselves liable to the seizure of their goods. Happily, in spite of the neglect of the proper protectors ofbridges, in spite of the destruction wrought in modern times, 122. Cottage Door, Elmley Castle, Worcester. LIFE OF RURAL ENGLAND we have many beautiful examples of the art of bridge-building,especially in country byways, along the roads that led to importantmonasteries and the ivy-clad ruins of mediaeval castles. Walescan boast of many fine structures, such as the four-arched four-teenth-century one at Llangollen. Durham has two Normanbridges. Hereford can boast of a fifteenth-century one of sixteenarches. We give an illustration of a picturesque bridge at Allerford,Somerset, which spans a stream where formerly there was a ruined cut-water tells a tale of neglect and demands attentionere the rude floods of winter bear down upon it and sweep thewhole structure away. It looks very beautiful when the summersun is shining against the background of dark trees. At CoombeBissett, near Salisbury, there is a gracefully curved bridge leadingto the village, with the church in the distance, forming a
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