Viator's Bridge, Milldale

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Date:1935 - 1940 (c.)

Description:Viator's packhorse bridge, over the River Dove, links Milldale to Dovedale. Viator meaning traveller.
Silks and flax were once carried across the bridge by packhorse from the nearby villages of Wetton and Alstonefield.

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Creators: North Staffordshire Field Club - Creator

Image courtesy of: Staffordshire Museum Service

Donor ref:P2002.003.0728 (37/21482)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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