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staggeringman

staggeringman

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was going to take a picture of something other than these rings that are on the inside of the walls of the bridge but curiosity got the better of me,does anyone know why and what they where used for?
and a pint for who can tell me where the bridge is.
p.s the bird i was going to take a photo of on the river bank had got dr..ooopps i mean flown off.....lol
 

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garinda is not that unsophisticated (do i get 10 ackers for the spelling roy)garinda would have his horse where he could look after it.
 
If it's a canal bridge it could have been for bargees to tie the horse to while they did that foot walking along the inside of the bridge thing (forget what they called it) and then collect the horse when they got through and off they'd go again.
 
is it clitheroe stagger?


and i think the rings are for village idiots...............to keep them from joining local government.
 
i remember that Its at mitton the bridge just before the aspinall arms ( i think ) i been there before as a bambeno we u dad am i right ?

and them rings i think ud use themto tie me up when im bein a pain :p
 
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WillowTheWhisp said:
If it's a canal bridge it could have been for bargees to tie the horse to while they did that foot walking along the inside of the bridge thing (forget what they called it) and then collect the horse when they got through and off they'd go again.
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You are right willow. They were for tying horses to (not garinda) and the barges were pushed through with the feet. You were very close in what you said. It was called 'Footing'
 
sorry only two half right,rincewind and 3ft. yes it is at clithroe and its on the way past mitton ,the church is in the background.the rings still dont know about?

P.S they cant be for horse drawn boats not on the ribble?
 
Two thoughts for your consideration Staggers……..

Are they for tying off nets? Maybe at a time when the mighty but graceful Salmon roamed the sea’s and retuning to the Jewel of the Ribble.

OK, how about for roping off the bridge for penning animals on Market day.
 
There used to be alot of poaching in that area at the beginning of the 20th century, after all you could feed a family of eight quite easily through the winter if you managed to 'rustle' a good size bridge. So to prevent this theft the land-owner used to tie the bridge down in the evening so he could sleep peacefully through the night knowing the bridge would still be there in the morning.


Or as this picture demonstrates it was for an early form of bungy jumping!
 
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Actually I have to respond to the last post as I find anyone who upholds the poaching of bridges as a good thing, yes you could feed a very large family on one good bridge but my Grandfather, god rest his soul, was an ex Bridgerdier in the WW1 and when he came out he got a job with LCC as Bridge keeper to Lord Frodshum of Eccleston and his job was to ensure that all poachers were brought before his Lordship where they would get a good whipping and deported to Yorkshire. One night he heard a comotion and a lot of swearing on Sally's bridge in Wycoller he crept up slowly and doing a tiger crawl that he had learnt in the Army he got close enough to hear them talking "aye shes a big lass" said one of them "thall never be able to trap it" said the other " Just watch me I bet she's a righty bloody tiger with a couple of drinks" That was enough for my Grandfather he was on them in a blink of an eye," Your under arrest for trying to Poach this bridge" said my Grandfather "Bloody hell your a loony" said one of the men but my grandfather would not be put off with mere words " get yerselves to his Lordships and may god have mercy on you" My Grandfather was not one to be trifled with and marched them to Lord Frodshum's who deported them to Yorkshire where they would spend the rest of thier lives trying to escape that god awful accent.
So please don't trivialize Bridge poaching as there are people in Yorkshire still trying to escape and my Grandfather put the there.
 
what do you mean willow in no mans land?i can think of only three bridges that are in clithroe, eddisford bridge, mitton bridge and one near the cement works.
 
the rings are actualy gypies earings that were torn from gypsie ears and hung off bridges as a warning to other gypsies that were thinking of entering the village
 
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