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Newnham Bridge

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The old Newnham Bridge much repaired over the years stood on the site of the present concrete bridge and spanned that part of the river which once served as the Mill Race for Newnham Priory Mill with the mill pond later becoming Newnham Baths.

The old rustic wooden bridge was swept away in a flood in 1936 and was replaced by the present concrete structure now dwarfed by the Inner Relief Road. 

Sources

• The Newspaper Cuttings Collection, Local Studies Library,  Bedford Central Library

Newhnam Bridge, Bedford, by Bedfordshire Libraries, 2012

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