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    Shirley Drawbridge

    Yes, I remember the kids used to wind the bridge up as far as they could and then let it drop down with a big thump. I bought a Canadian style canoe for a fiver from an old chap who used to hire them out at ‘Happy Valley’ on the canal. I kept it in a shed owned by the Drawbridge Store
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    Shirley Drawbridge

    This old drawbridge was constructed in oak with weighted arms. It was raised with a simple chain wound round a drum. The latest version is steel, complete with barriers and traffic lights. How complicated life has become!
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    Shirley Drawbridge

    Here’s a watercolour that I painted during my school holiday in 1950. Anyone remember it?
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