"Richard J." wrote in message
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Troy Steadman wrote:
Many, many perfectly good brick bridges were knocked down and
replaced with timber structures in Kent in the early 1940's (so my
Father in Law tells me who was with the Royal Engineers engaged in
the task).

Anyone care to a hazard a guess: Why?

Perhaps to make it easier to destroy the bridge in the event of an
invasion.

Yup, they could be burnt down by anybody rather than requiring a
specialist to lay charges.



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