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the idea or conclusion seems, unavoidable that a Roman bridge 
must have existed there. Such a bridge would be presumably of * 
timber laid level on stone piers. 
As already noticed the actual only authority for much that 
Warner has said must be John Wood, but Wood when writing 
on any but his own subject, architecture, must not be too easily 
credited. Wood then is the first who says without giving 
reference or authority, that this bridge and chapel were dedicated 
to St. Lawrence. Save that Barton Fair was held on St. Lawrence 
day the saint seems hardly localised. St. Katherine should have 
been the dedication when all surroundings are considered, she 
being everywhere present without and within the city. Her 
image stood in Stalls church, practically then the parish church 
of Lyncombe and Widcombe, and to it oblations and gifts were 
made. Then in the old oath of a Freeman, often quoted, when 
he swore “ Seynt Katern day” he would ‘‘ Kepe holy day ” and 
“Seynt Katern chapell and the brygge help to mentayne and to 
susteyne,” we have againa very close association. This however 
must be taken as simply a passing thought recorded only to draw 
attention to the point. 
Whilst regretting that all efforts to find more evidences and 
more details have at present failed and that after so much 
criticism any point should be left unsettled, there yet remains 
the great consolation that some advance has been made, as 
without the beautiful drawings now for the first time brought to 
notice and so well reproduced, no useful criticism was possible. 
' Mr. J. T. Irvine has kindly sent the following notes, as ex- 
tracted by himself from the Bath City Pay Rolls. 
Roll No. 18. (? 27 Eliz.) Paid for poynting the chapel on the 
bridge—19d. 
~ Roll 25, 1589. Paid for mending the chapel door on the bridge—6d, * 
' Roll 54, 1614. Paid to the plumber for raising the wine pipe 
upon the Bridge and for sodder about it used—7s. 
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