Out For A Walk on Pulteney Bridge in Bath England
by Mark Tisdale
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Out For A Walk on Pulteney Bridge in Bath England
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Mark Tisdale
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Pulteney Bridge is one of those surprises that sometimes greet you when visiting a far away place with little advance planning. I had certainly heard for the Roman Baths from which the city gets its name. I had even heard a smattering of information about the beautiful abbey and the Georgian architecture, but beyond that, Bath was an unread book for me.
But places like Pulteney Bridge made reading it worthwhile! This elaborate little Georgian bridge built in the Palladian style is one of only four in the world lined on both sides by shops. It was built in the 18th century to connect a new development, Bathwick, across the River Avon with the main city on the other side.
Crossing the bridge almost feels like walking down any city street in Bath. But like long ago London Bridge, Pulteney Bridge is a destination as much as a thoroughfare. Most visitors don't go to Pulteney Bridge simply to cross the Avon, they do it for the experience of visiting what today is an architectural oddity.
Makes one think, doesn't it, how much more interesting our bridges and viaducts could be today if we took a page out of the history books? But maybe that would detract a little from the quaint charm of beautiful Bath and its landmark bridge.
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September 6th, 2013
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