Alma Bridge - Sidmouth, Devon - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

Blue plaque at the site of the original Alma Bridge, Sidmouth. Damaged during severe flooding in 2012, a replacement has been built about 40 metres upstream along the River Sid.

The plaque reads -
Site of original
ALMA BRIDGE

As the number of houses east of the River Sid increased,
convenient crossings were needed. In 1855, Mrs Cornish, wife
of the Lord the Manor of Salcombe Regis, allowed the Sid
Vale Association to construct Alma Bridge, named after the
Battle of Alma, 1854. Timbers came from a vessel wrecked on
Sidmouth beach. In 1900, Sidmouth Council commissioned
architect RW Sampson to design a replacement bridge and by
1902 the zig-zag path on the opposite bank was completed.
Cliff falls so endangered that bridge that a new one was
approved upstream. Ham Field, to the west, previously
known as ‘The Marsh’, was presented to the town for
public recreation in 1896.

Further reading - (visit link)

Blue Plaque managing agency: Sid Vale Association Individual Recognized: Alma Bridge Physical Address: S W Coast Path, Sidmouth , Devon England EX10 8BG Web Address: [Web Link]

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