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(...) I've been looking on the 'net for some details...I haven't yet found a picture of the famous "London Bridge" but that might be an interesting one for you to think about. (...) If it's the main entrance...D! The real medieval London Bridge (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) That's the one medieval bridge that I have actually seen in person (it is, rather obscenely, in Lake Havasu, Arizona). Quite wide, lots of arches. Bruce (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) The LB in Lake Havasau, AZ was actually built in the 1700s, a bit late for medieval era. The medieval London Bridge was made of wood, which personally boggles me as the Thames is a nice wide river. The stone bridge was built after the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down..." Sound familiar? Little historic nursery rhyme reference for you. -Phil (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I thought you were refering to the stone one since the wooden ones are long gone (?). You are correct, the actual stone one was a later-than-medieval replacement. Oops. Bruce (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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