High Bridge

Local nameHigh Bridge
LocationLincoln, England, UK

High Bridge carries the High Street across the River Witham in Lincoln in eastern England. It is the oldest bridge in the United Kingdom which still has buildings on it. The bridge was built about 1160 AD and a bridge chapel was built dedicated to Thomas Becket in 1235 on the east side of the bridge. The chapel was removed in 1762. The current row of timber framed shops on the west side of the bridge date from about 1550. The two upper storeys of the shops are jettied forward and at the corners there are carved figures of angels. The shops were partly dismantled and re-erected in 1901–02 under the supervision of the Lincoln architect William Watkins.Bridges like this were common in the Middle Ages, the best known being London Bridge, but most have long since been demolished because of their obstruction to the river flow and to shipping.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Bridge,_Lincoln

Address 208 High Street, Lincoln LN2 1AP, United Kingdom

Coordinates 53°13'42.639" N -0°32'26.402" E

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