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of their visit of inspection of public high- 

 ways, then under presentment to the Court 

 of Quarter Sessions. The bridge at Glossop, 

 at Howard Town, was at that time a "pack- 

 saddle bridge," but was shortly afterwards 

 widened and otherwise improved, especially 

 as to its approaches, which were, on the "Whit- 

 field side, steep and inconvenient. The bridge 

 in Ludworth, called Marple Bridge, from one 

 of its haunches resting in that township, was 

 likewise widened in its archway — and under 

 the inspection of Samuel Frith, Esq., and 

 colleague. Compstall bridge was widened 

 and improved in its approaches at a more 

 subsequent date ; as were the approaches to 

 Otterspool bridge, and the repairs and im- 

 provements necessary thereto. The bridge 

 below it, lower down the stream, called " the 

 new bridge," at the meeting of the townships 

 of Stockport and Bredbury, which was of one 

 arch only, and was considered the finest 

 bridge of single span in England, was carried 

 away by the great flood, on 29th of August, 



