Coggeshall, Bridge Street c.1955
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Photo of Coggeshall, Bridge Street c.1955

Memories of Coggeshall, Bridge Street c1955

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I remember Bridge Street as I grew up in Coggeshall and was 8 when this photo was taken. The pub sign on the right is for the Portobella pub, which was on the left. In the distance is the bridge over the River Blackwater and when the river overflowed, water would cross the road and come up Bridge Street as far as the trees on the right. Bridge Street becomes Grange Hill once you cross the bridge and at ...see more