Clitheroe, Brungerley Bridge 1895
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Brungerley Bridge is still popular today because of its proximity as a leisure area to Clitheroe town. In the 1890s it was thronged with skaters when the river froze in the severe winters of those days. My father was known as champion skater because he managed with only one leg and a crutch. Clement Houghton lost the use of his other leg at an early age, and travelling from Blackburn with a friend, he skated at Brungerley in the winter of 1895. Here, a solitary oarsman on the river and a short line of boats drawn up but not in use indicate a less busy time, perhaps early autumn; the pleasant walk alongside the river could be enjoyed all year round.
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