City of Hereford, Wye Bridge plaque, 1490, damaged in the civil war,

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The Wye Bridge is a Grade I listed[1] stone bridge in Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire in England. Spanning the River Wye, it was constructed in 1490 to replace an earlier timber bridge dating back to the twelfth century.[2] During the 1645 Siege of Hereford in the English Civil War it was the scene of heavy fighting between the English Royalist defenders and the Scottish Covenanter besiegers. A gatehouse that stood on the site was severely damaged and was later demolished in the eighteenth century.

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Size: 3536px × 5232px
Location: Bridge Street, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK, HR4 9DG
Photo credit: © Tony Smith / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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