Bedford, The Town Bridge 1921
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The present bridge was designed by the local architect John Wing. Its foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Tavistock, the eldest son of the Duke of Bedford, in 1811. The costs proved high. By the time the bridge opened in November 1813, it was done without ceremony: the local MP, Samuel Whitbread, merely walked across to meet the Commissioners and shake hands. A further plaque records that it was opened free of tolls in 1835 - the debt by then had been paid off.
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