Wartime restrictions left their mark on hamlet of Red Bridge
Red Bridge on the road to Ainsworth on the boundary of Bury and Bolton pictured in 1939. The old Red Bridge Tavern is just visible on the left. Notice how all the kerbs had been painted white to meet wartime blackout regulations
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