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Warwick Old Castle Bridge
There is no mention of a town gate on the south. Leland said that 'the strength of the bridge . . . stands for the south gate', and the survey of the bridge in 1774 noted that one of the piers was larger than the rest, suggesting the existence of some kind of barrier. There is no trace of this in Hollar's plan of the town in 1654, but by that time there was certainly a gate at the end of Crosse Street.
It is not known when 'the great bridge' was built but it is probably referred to as early as 1208. In 1373 half of the bridge was 'in ruins and almost broken to the ground', and it was stated that it had customarily been repaired only by charitable means. Grants of pontage were made to a group of burgesses in 1374, 1377, and 1380, and the upkeep of the bridge may have become the responsibility of the Guild of the Holy Trinity and St. Mary in 1383. The Guild of Warwick was still responsible for it in 1545. The bridge was rebuilt upstream in the 18th century and the old bridge was swept away by flood waters in 1795; remains of the medieval structure include three arches in the centre of the river
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At the bottom of Mill Street is the Mill Garden, famed for the quality of its planting in an unbelievable setting. It was created over a period of sixty years by the late Arthur Measures, who made it a personal expression of his love of plants.
On one side are the river and the ruin of the mediaeval bridge, whose roadway once led across where there are now lawns and flowers. In a lucky year, swans nest in its shelter. On the other side, Caesar’s Tower looms overhead. The stone walls of the castle give one of the most dramatic backdrops for any garden.
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