Table Of Contents for: 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.
![[5] Old bridges at Earith 1 The old Earith Suspension Bridge.](https://notmanywise.uk/wp-content/uploads/earith-suspension-bridge-min.jpg)
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.
![[5] Old bridges at Earith 2 The Seven Holes Bridge at Earith.](https://notmanywise.uk/wp-content/uploads/earith-bridge-min.jpg)
Modern Earith sluice
Below is the view (May 2011) of the sluice looking from the direction of the Denver Sluice and eventually the sea.
![[5] Old bridges at Earith 3 Modern day view of the sluice.](https://notmanywise.uk/wp-content/uploads/earith-sluice2-min.jpg)
See next article: [6] At school in 1930’s Earith
Or see the first article in this series: [1] Earith early years
![[5] Old bridges at Earith 4 John (Jack) Wales](https://notmanywise.uk/wp-content/uploads/john-army1-profile-100x100.jpg)
Born in 1925, at 16 (1941) he joined the local Earith Home Guard
and then joined the Black Watch in 1943.