Durham, Elvet Bridge 1918
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Elvet Bridge was built by Bishop Hugh le Puiset in 1160 to give the peninsula direct road access to the south. It was repaired by Bishop Richard Fox between 1494 and 1501. During the floods of 1771 the bridge was badly damaged, and in 1804-05 the opportunity was taken to widen it. However, it still incorporates some original 12th-century stonework.
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