A crowd gathered on the old Bow Bridge on the day before its demolition in 1862

Date:: 1862

Location:: Bow Bridge, King Richards Road, City Of Leicester

Reference:: OP32578

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

A new wider bridge was constructed by the Corporation of Leicester over the River Soar in 1862. Behind the crowd, the Bow Bridge Inn is visible. The plaque visible on the gable wall of the building to the right reads "Near this spot lie the remains of Richard III the last of the Plantagenats 1485".

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/25 Early Photographic Print Collection: Leicestershire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Road Bridge, People