Historian Challenges Traditional Explanation Why Devil’s Bridge is Called Devil’s Bridge

[Fantastic News of Boro]

It's never easy to hear a challenge to something we've accepted for hundreds of years but sometimes we just have to listen.

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Historian Challenges Traditional Explanation Why Devil’s Bridge is Called Devil’s Bridge

Devil’s Bridge is a wonderful little feature in the landscape and environment of Middlesbrough, crossing the Old Jackson Beck and joining the Saltersgill area with Acklam and Sandy Flatts. Despite …

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[mercury_redstone7]

Who left the laboratory open again ?

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Interesting stuff

 

[Fantastic News of Boro]

Who left the laboratory open again ?

It shouldn't happen but it does. Anyway, good news. Since the publication of this story, over 23,647 people have signed the petition to get the name changed from Devil's Bridge to Devils' Bridge. Democracy in action and let's hope the authorities stand up and are accounted for.

 

[Fantastic News of Boro]

Interesting stuff

Thank you, Centralscrutinizer. We thought it was interesting too which is why we decided to publish the story. Were there any bits you find more interesting than the others?