Old bridges at Earith

Earith bridges in the 1930’s and days gone by:

Earith Suspension Bridge

Here is a picture of the Earith Suspension Bridge – known then as the Earith High Bridge.

It was the second bridge as you leave Earith when heading towards Haddenham or Willingham.

Seven Holes Bridge

Below is the old Seven Holes Bridge at Earith where there were seven sluices. The modern sluice now stands at the same location.

Modern Earith sluice

Below is the view (May 2011) of the sluice looking from the direction of the Denver Sluice and eventually the sea.

See next article: At school in 1930’s Earith
Or see first article in this series: [1] John (Jack) Wales: Earith early years, born 1925