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Crinoline Bridge

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A woman turned up at our house, knocking at our door, saying she had been thrown from the Crinoline Bridge, by policemen. When she had calmed down, she left – and I looked up all the newspaper references I could find about the incident – and never came up with anything.

The crinoline bridge got its name because it was made to be wide enough for ladies in crinoline dresses to pass comfortably through.

Filed Under: Historical, Humour

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