Lower Hodder, Lower Hodder Bridges 1858
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Here we see the pack-horse bridge at Hurst Green. The newer road bridge, built in 1826, is behind it. Clitheroe and Great Mitton are to the right, and Stoneyhurst to the left. In 1648 Oliver Cromwell himself led 4,000 men across that old bridge in single file. He had stayed the night at Stoneyhurst, and it took most of the day for the horses, mules and men to cross. The bridge was built in the mid 1500s at a cost of £70, and was paid for by Richard Sherburne, lord of the manor. It is still there today; it is being restored at the moment, as it was deemed unsafe by the authorities.
An extract from Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories.
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