My friend Kay, from my bulletin, is still in hospital and they are running test. I will post an update when I know something more. Thank you for your prayers.
The bridge in the photo is called a Clapper bridge, (Latin form clapus, claperius, "a pile of stones" ) they are one of the earliest known bridges and believed to date back to medieval times.
Beautiful Yorkshire Dales near Malham Cove.
The bridge has two central piers spanned by three large granite slabs Clappers). These slabs would have replaced stepping stones to help pack horses cross the river carrying all sorts of commodities (wool, lead, salt,coal) carried in bags on the horse's flanks destined for the regional towns and cities.
