St Ives Bridge Cambridgeshire

Yesterday I had a coffee in a cafe by the river Ouse in St.Ives and thought about @tattoodjay's advice to do a #wednesdaywalk and as the place was particularly picturesque. It was a pleasure to take a wander across this very historic bridge. Built in the 1400's A.D. it has several claims to fame. It is one of only four bridges in England that has a chapel built into it. It was also blown up by Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) during the English Civil War. Deep Dive

A view of the bridge from the riverside cafe. You may notice that the arch on the right hand side is different from the two on the left. This is the rebuilt section.

The chapel was once used as a toll (tax) collection booth for people wishing to cross the bridge. This photo below shows the approach road to the bridge.

Note the Tudor building on the far end of the bridge.

The old toll house or chapel was built in the centre of the bridge. It is still in use today.

Window detail of the chapel below.

Looking upstream from the centre of the bridge. One of the tasks for this challenge is to look up. :)

View from the bridge downstream below.

There has been a quayside here at St.Ives for countless centuries and it is still in active use today.

Note the Dutch style house on the left of the photograph below. There has been a long tradition of trade between the Netherlands and this part of England and this is seen in the many Dutch style buildings that you can see when you wander around.

Camera settings on request.

Hope you enjoyed this nice little photo walk along the bridge. Why not go out and have a five minute walk today?

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