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Uncorking the Bottle (neck).
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition telling the story of how South Lincolnshire was opened up to Norfolk and beyond by taming the North Sea at Cross Keys Wash. Before 1830, travel between Lincolnshire and Norfolk was hampered by the tidal wash between the counties. A bridge in 1830 and causeway in 1831, opened the bottleneck, shortened the road route by a day’s travel, and increased road traffic many fold. 30 years later the railway followed the same route and the gateway to East Anglia was well and truly flung open.
This exhibition will show what local life was like before 1830; how it changed in the decades following, focusing on the 3 bridges at Sutton Bridge, land reclamation, the coming of the railway, the port and the local impact of motor transport.
Sat 14 Sep:11.00 - 16.00; Sun 15 Sep:11.00 - 16.00; Free Entry.
The Market House, Market Street, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire PE12 9DD
Sat 14 September and Sun 15 September