The Peculiar Medieval THREE WAY Bridge over NOTHING

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In Crowland, Cambridgshire, is an amazing structure that at first glance, doesn't really do a great deal, other than look rather nice. It's a three way bridge made of stone and to be fair, it doesn't really do a lot, but it used to. Back in the day, Crowland was a vastly different place with some rather large water features that required a certain type of structure....

[potassiumming]

Monks: “Lets build a strong bridge that would last forever!”

Someone else: “Let’s move the river”

Monks: 😑😑😑

[GizouGitai]

Very interesting to watch this channel slowly generalise from purely motor travel, into a small series of snapshot, on-location, British History lessons.
Very fond of the lack of bullshit, too.

[highcreep]

Why can't all youtube videos be this precise and to the point?

[donaldpetersen]

How did John not know the word for that? He must be under the confluence..

[RoamingAdhocrat]

3:30 "and how using a few simple tools, you can create a one-of-a-kind item that lasts over 650 years... and this brings us to the sponsor of this video, SquareSpace"

[shekelstein]

1:42 where two rivers merge is a confluence

[JonnyCasey]

So rare to hear anyone talk about the draining of the fens. It was a really nice treat seeing a bit of history on it from you, of all people! I just shared it with all my family and friends. I did a documentary on the draining of the fens for a museum exhibition in Lincoln, which gets played on repeat. It was fascinating doing the documentary as I had never heard about the enormous engineering feat or the controversy that ensued from the draining of the fens, nor had I heard of it since until now.

[Toad-In-A-Puddle]

Midland, Michigan, USA has a 3 way bridge also...it is called "The Tridge".

[Vinemaple]

It's so refreshing to know that there's an old town in England that has preserved a one-of-a-kind medieval bridge despite it serving no purpose whatsoever, and treated it with a certain amount of respect. I'm so used to seeing things like this get demolished before they even create a problem, just because they're not "needed." This gives me life.

[steve.b.]

It's a confluence of rivers, Jon!

I know that several hundred other people have told you that, but I'm too bloody lazy and/or up my own arse to read any other comments and I'm going to INSIST that MY comment is the one that you read!

[wagglycloth]

This channel is slowly turning from a purely car channel to a Tom Scott v2

And I’m all for it

[abacab]

This is why I love England. So much interesting stuff rooted in history no matter where you go.

[mtgcardzandreview]

Gives a new meaning to a bridge to nowhere.

[-Katastrophe]

That bridge seems a bit high for what appeared to be a couple creeks, though it is amazing how it's lasted that long. like that one derpy build from the start of a minecraft server that just never gets rebuilt or replaced.

[simonmcglary]

Construction of those stone arches over water is especially impressive!

[Huckleberry.]

I love a good 3 way on a Wednesday evening, it really helps break the week up.

[katieandkevinsears]

We have the modern equivalent of that bridge in Zanesville, Ohio. It's located just to the west of their downtown where the Licking River joins the Muskingum River. It's named The Y Bridge for obvious reasons.

[jonathonbrett-qnic]

The bridge is an amazing structure to last so long, and is quite beautiful to look at.
Great video Jon as always excellent

[CursedLink]

Rivers were frequently used for transport back then because sometimes it's easier to float cargo on a barge.

Building a town/city where rivers meet was actually a good idea for a long time, it's like a transport hub. Alot of potential business.

That's why Pittsburgh Pennsylvania was extremely important for a long time.

[neiloflongbeck]

The village grew up in the shadow of the abbey. The villagers provided services to the monks, such as the production of vellum.