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		| I first stayed in Wadebridge in 1952 staying with friends, the Gowings. I have 
returned on many occasions since.... | 
	
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		| Wadebridge station is now a day centre 
		and Museum including the office of John Betjamen | The Swan Hotel where I attended a folk 
		evening in 1968! | 
	
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		| The
		"Bridge on Wool" at 
		Wadebridge | 
	
		|  | The original bridge, built in 
		1470, is reputed to have been built on bales of wool, used as foundation 
		for the piers sunk into the deeply sanded riverbed. | 
	
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		| This bridge was built in 
		record time as part of a "Challenge Anneka" program in 1991 | 
	
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