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The date of the original medieval bridge over the river Avon has been lost but records of its repair in 1585 still survive.
The bridge consists of six semi-circular stone arches with double arch rings. One of the arches has been closed up. The central arch spans nearly thirteen feet.
In 1900 the bridge was widened on the north side. In 1937 severe subsidence was remedied. A cantilevered walkway was added in 1949.
The fast-flowing water of the central arch is a favoured hunting ground of shy cormorants which appear to float motionless in the torrent. Any incling that they are being observed, however, and the birds disappear from view.
During the Civil War, nearby Christchurch Castle was held by the Royalists. A three-day seige of the castle was mounted by a thausand Parliamentary troops in 1645 and several skirmishes took place between the bridge and the castle. Various military artefacts from the period have periodicaly recovered from the bed of the Avon below the bridge.
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