NHER 62823 (Monument record) - Site of Ladybridge

This is the site of a bridge over the Millfleet, known as the Ladybridge, a name presumably derived from the dedication of the chapel which stood beside the bridge (NHER 5551). This marked one of the crossover points between the town and South Lynn.
In 1792 the Corporation resolved to create a new arch to the Ladybridge and carry out repair works. The western side of this work survives, together with a date stone. The Paving Commissioners decided to widen the bridge in 1804, and this work appears to have taken place sometime after 1806 when the Lady Chapel (NHER 5551) was demolished. The widening scheme, which added 1.5m (5 feet) to the width of the bridge, was completed in 1818. See (S1) for further details.
According to (S2) the Mill Fleet was infilled in 1898 as it had become much like an open sewer.
The bridge also gave its name to the Ladybridge Brewery which occupied a large plot of land to the east of the bridge, on the south side of Stonegate Street.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 6 June 2019.