Old Exe Bridge
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old-exe-bridge-291-4720856
title:
Old Exe Bridge
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The Old Exe Bridge is a ruined medieval arch bridge in Exeter in south-western England. Construction of the bridge began in 1190, and was completed by 1214. The bridge is the oldest surviving bridge of its size in England and the oldest bridge in Britain with a chapel still on it. It replaced several rudimentary crossings which had been in use sporadically since Roman times. The project was the idea of Nicholas and Walter Gervase, father and son and influential local merchants, who travelled th
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Ruined medieval bridge in Devon, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Exe_Bridge
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2023-07-24T15:11:48Z
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