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A stone arch bridge spans a calm river, flanked by tall trees casting reflections onto the water surface in a sepia view.

St Neot’s Bridge date unknown

St Neot’s Bridge

History of the bridge at St Neot's

1889 Ordnance Survey map detail showing St Neots Bridge crossing the River Ouse, surrounded by buildings and text labels.

St Neots OS 1889

The history of the bridge at St Neots:

Pre-12th century ford

12th century: timber bridge of 72 arches

17th century: stone bridge

1648 site of skirmish between Royalists and Roundheads in which Roundheads won

A group of figures stands on a snow-covered frozen river with a stone bridge and trees in the distance in this vintage photo.

Frozen Ouse in 1889 looking towards St Neots bridge

A multi-arched stone bridge spans a wide river, with a small dark boat in the center arch and trees along the riverbank.

St Neots Bridge, 1906

A stone arched bridge spans a calm river, with buildings, trees, and a tall industrial chimney visible on the far bank.

St Neots Bridge, c1910

Sepia-toned view of a river with a lone rower in a small boat and several moored craft near a shed on the right bank.

View from bridge at St Neots (J Phillips undated)

A river flows past buildings with chimneys on the left and a line of tall, slender trees along the grassy bank on the right.

View from bridge at St Neots (J Phillips undated)

A man in a suit and hat sits on a bicycle mounted to two cylindrical floats on a river in front of a stone arch bridge.

St Neots bridge and Mr Rowell on water-cycle

1964 replacement bridge

Sources

  • Huntingdon Archives
  • Ordnance Survey
  • Postcard

Projects

  • St Neots

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