Little Bridges # 1361 Bailey Brook Traditional Geocache
Little Bridges # 1361 Bailey Brook
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Not all "Little Bridges" are in quaint rural locations! But this little bridge, crossing over the Bailey Brook between Heanor and Langley Mill, had a very specific functional purpose, being on one of two footpaths which led down from Heanor town centre to the Bailey Brook Colliery. In its heyday, the bridge will have seen possibly hundreds of pairs of feet crossing it daily, but Bailey Brook pit closed in 1938.
Today the area is used by scambler motorbikes, so you'd better watch out for muggles! And, except in the times of extreme drought, it is always muddy here - in winter it is a real mud bath.
You are looking for a micro (so please bring your own pen), in a not uncommon disguise.
The Little Bridges series was started by Stanthews in 2009 to highlight small footbridges in remote parts of Wiltshire. Since then the series has been expanded by others all over the country and starting to spread fast. There is a stats listing run by Bloodsock, so you can see how many Little Bridges you have found, you can find it here:- https://littlebridgesseries.wordpress.com/ . If you would like to add to the series, please contact Stan on stanthews@aol.com and he will give you a number for your bridge, to qualify, the bridge must be a foot bridge too small for vehicles, please make sure your title exactly matches “Little Bridges # xxxx then the name” including spaces so it will get picked up and added to stats list.
Additional Hints
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