Bridge over the River Wye, Bredwardine, Herefordshire

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The red-brick bridge at Bredwardine is one of the key crossings of the River Wye upstream of Hereford. Built between 1762 and 1764 it was restored in 1921. It is essentially a brick construction with stone dressings and is made up of a total of six arches. It is a Grade II Listed Building. Francis Kilvert the Victorian clergyman diarist recorded how a crowd of people stood on the bridge in 1878, watching the ice break up from the frozen river.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Bredwardine, Herefordshire
Photo credit: © Derrick Golland / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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