Plaque on Warkworth Bridge

A plaque inside the gatehouse at the southern end of Warkworth Bridge. The text reads: THIS XIV CENTURY FORTIFIED BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER COQUET HAS CARRIED ALL TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST 600 YEARS AND REPLACED AN EARLIER STONE ARCHED BRIDGE ON THE SAME SITE THE BRIDGE AND THE TOWER ARE SCHEDULED AS ANCIENT MONUMENTS THE NEW BRIDGE WAS BUILT BY NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL AND OPENED ON THE 8TH JULY 1965 BY ALDERMAN D. DAWSON O.B.E. CHAIRMAN OF THE HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE.

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