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## Beggar's Bridge
In 1619, Thomas Ferris, a former poor farm worker from Glaisdale, constructed Beggar's Bridge over the River Esk. The bridge replaced a medieval crossing that had collapsed in 1577, incorporating some of its stonework. Ferris, who had become wealthy through maritime ventures and later served as Mayor of Kingston upon Hull, built the bridge to prevent future lovers from being separated by the river, as he had been in his youth. The structure is a single-arched packhorse bridge, 54 feet long and 6 feet wide, and is both a scheduled monument and a Grade II* listed building. (en.wikipedia.org)
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