Holt Fleet, The Bridge c.1955
Photo ref: H103023
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This bridge, like the one at Bewdley, was designed by Thomas Telford; it replaced an old ferry and ford. It is a single-span iron bridge. When it opened in 1828, it was originally a toll bridge, although tolls no longer had to be paid after 1900.

Memories of Holt Fleet, the Bridge c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Holt Fleet, The Bridge c.1955

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In 1954 my father and mother took over the Holt Fleet Hotel when I was 9 years old. The photographs on this site brings back memories of the two years that I spent as a child there. Steamers from Worcester would moor at the landing stage and passengers would disembark for afternoon tea in the grandly named ballroom. The pictures of the hotel shown on this site are of the original earlier building which was ...see more