Miller Bridge

Today's the day .................................. to cross the river

The original Miller Bridge was made of wood and it connected the town with the Castle corn mill. It was repeatedly carried away by floods until 1743 when it was rebuilt entirely in stone.

The present bridge was designed by the famous Kendal architect Francis Webster to link up with the new canal which would terminate in Kendal. The canal head basin included covered wharves, warehouses, stables and workers' cottages. Webster also designed the house across the bridge on the far right (originally the offices and showrooms of a marble-polishing mill) - and the iron railings on this side.

The foundation stone was laid in May 1818 and the bridge opened six months later .............................