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Trent Bridge, West Bridgford

Trent Bridge
West Bridgford
England

The Midland Industrial Exhibition, from a postcard published by E G White and Company. Looking towards Lady Bay Railway Bridge and Trent Bridge. Nottingham Forest Football Club can be seen through the central arch. A bridge has existed at or around the current location since 924 during the reign of Edward the Elder when an oak superstructure was supported by stone piers - with evidence that the site also had a ferry during occupation by the Danes. In 1156, in the reign of Henry II came a stone, gothic arch style bridge, with 17 arch spans in total. This structure remained for a considerable period with reconstruction works dated at 1275 and 1374. The structure sustained considerable damage during the Cromwellian wars, with a great flood further adding to the damage. The bridge as it appears today was constructed over a three-year period between 1868 and 1871, for the price of

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