The tannery trade needs a lot of water, and in this part of town so many tanners had settled that they diverted a branch of the local stream to run past their houses. Now they needed small bridges to get into their houses.
A Whole Township Devoted to Tanning
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Ooh, I bet it was smelly round there.
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I’m sure it was. But for the last 120 years it has been only decorative.
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Not a pleasant part of town to be in 120 years ago 😂 looks great now, but & I’ve always wanted a wee bridge to get to my front door 😃
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