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Butterfly Bridge
Commemorative Plaques

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Two Commemorative plaques located at the footbridge between the Embankment and the meadow, by Longholme Boating Lake. Erected 1998.


Butterfly Bridge commemorative plaque 

The inscription reads:
Bedford Borough Council
The Butterfly Bridge
Architect: Chris Wilkinson Architects
Engineer: Jan Bobrowski and Partners
Contactor: Littlehampton Welding Ltd


Butterfly Bridge opening by the Prince of Wales commemorative plaque 

The inscription reads:
Bedford Borough Council
The Butterfly Bridge
Opened by HRH The Prince of Wales
18th June 1998


© Photo by Stuart Antrobus

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