Photograph Gallery ~ Bridge Street
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Bridge Street entrance before it was widened.
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Entrance to Bridge Street from Market Square, before widening.
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Black Horse Hotel
This was one of the towns' leading hotels in the 19th century. Part of it may have been called "The Peal of Bells".
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Bridge Street after widening.
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The Saracen's Head, where there had been a pub since at least the early 18th century.
It was also known as the Oven because of the bakehouse behind.
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The demise of the Saracen's Head in Bridge Street.
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The demolition of The Saracen's Head.
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White Hart and Saracens Head.
An old view showing both Inns with a cart of barrels outside the Saracens.
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Bridge Street resurfacing.
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White Hart. Note the Fighting Cocks in the background. Also note the wooden railings by the river.
The pub had one of the longest, although narrow, yards in the town and was used by carriers from villages to the west.
In the 1840's the Inn had a bad reputation in the eyes of the local constabulary.
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Brown's store in Bridge Street.
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White Hart
Another old view.
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Brown's Store in Bridge Street.
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The White Hart in Bridge Street.
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Fred W Davies shop on Bridge Street, 1987.
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The White Hart in Bridge Street, on fire!
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View form the west - high up!
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Old postcard
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Old postcard
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Bridge Street entrance looking south at a wall which was later removed.
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Achurch business advertisements on a wall exposed after the widening of the Bridge Street entrance.
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3 and 3a Bridge Street
1985
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5, Bridge Street
Lunn & Dodson grocers in 1966.
Now The Banovallum Suite restaurant.
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9/11 Bridge Street from the north.
1987
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12 Bridge Street
Townley's Bakers, 1985.
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12/14 Bridge Street with brick replacement of The Saracen's Head, 1972.
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The Chimney at the rear of 12/14 Bridge Street with Lunn & Dodson Grocers in the background.
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Bridge Street from No.12 looking south towards The Punch House, 1987.
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Bridge Street from No.11 looking south towards The Punch House, 1987.
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Looking south from No.11
1987
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The Bain Bridge
Railings on the west side, 1999.
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Repairs to the bridge over the River Bain, looking towards 9/11 Bridge Street.
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Repairing of the bridge over the River Bain on Bridge Street.
This is a view looking north towards Browns' and Fred W Davies.
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Brown's Shop at 16 Bridge Street.
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Fred W. Davies store in Bridge Street, 1985.
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The north basin of the River Bain and the Wool Warehouse seen from the upper floor of no.12 Bridge Street.
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The Wool Warehouse in Bridge Street from the north, 1966.
Now Hare's antiques shop.
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The River Bain frontage of the Wool Warehouse in Bridge Street, 1966.
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18 Bridge Street, replacing the White Hart.
1985
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Looking north from no.18
1987
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Rollestone House at 22 Bridge Street.
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The vacant Gymphlex factory premises on Bridge Street, 1986.
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Old Gymphlex factory viewed from the Prospect Street side, 1986.
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Gymphlex premises looking from West Street.
1970
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Bridge Street / West Street corner houses.
Houses behind the hoarding were washed away in the flood of 1960.
Taken in 1991.