| Stockley Bridge |
| Friday October 23rd 1987 |
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This is a good place to stop before the more strenuous work begins; in fact, judging by the number of people here at times, quite a few get no further. The bridge isn't as old as it looks. The original was largely destroyed by a tremendous flood in August 1966, and had to be rebuilt. As a matter of interest, the name Stockley is derived from the O.E. stocc, a tree stump, and leah, a woodland clearing. As much of the district was heavily wooded until the late Middle Ages, this is not as strange as the present scene might suggest. |
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Scanned from the original negative.