(TUESDAY AUGUST 29) REPAIRS to an historic bridge wrecked after a car ploughed through its parapet will cost up to [pounds sterling]30,000, it has been estimated.
Bucks County Council, which owns the bridge, says the Grade II listed monument in Ickford will be rebuilt using salvaged original oolitic limestone.
The bill is almost 10 per cent of its annual bridge repair budget.
Police were called to the village's iconic Whirlpool Bridge at 12.15am on Sunday August 13, close to which they found a blue Mazda Saloon which had been abandoned. An inquiry is now underway to discover the driver's identity.
The present structure dates back to 1824 …
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