Dorothy Vernon's bridge ALB93_08_078

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DOROTHY VERNON'S BRIDGE, HADDON HALL, NETHER HADDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE. A view from Haddon Hall, looking down towards Dorothy Vernon's bridge over the River Wye. Photographed between 1950 and 1964.
The bridge derives its name from the legend that Dorothy Vernon (1544-1584), the heiress of Haddon Hall, escaped over this bridge to elope with her lover during the festivities of her sister's wedding
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Media ID 21951645
Date: 9th July 2021
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 5602 x 3756 Pixels
Filesize is 2.73MB
Associated Categories: Rural Landscapes
Keywords: footbridge, intrigue, meander, stuart