tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post27948783495116988..comments2024-02-19T17:30:46.899+00:00Comments on Old Boston: Castle on the The Town BridgeBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-17776475779841386552010-12-26T10:31:02.626+00:002010-12-26T10:31:02.626+00:00thanks billy sounds right.thanks billy sounds right.bob smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-66842823055361233282010-12-25T19:13:35.251+00:002010-12-25T19:13:35.251+00:00I don't think it was a castle as such, on page...I don't think it was a castle as such, on page 251 of Pishey Thompsons history of Boston he says,"The bridge being in a very ruinous state, and in danger of falling, was taken down in 1629, and a new one erected. This bridge had a stone gateway standing across it, and it is probable from this circumstance, that the lane called Stanbow Lane, which would be very near the western extremity of the bridge, has derived its name."Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179940192272909456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1384455950552693669.post-29270814483866509592010-12-24T15:58:23.513+00:002010-12-24T15:58:23.513+00:00not sure about that castle billy it doesnt appea...not sure about that castle billy it doesnt appear on old maps from that time could the artist have invented itbob smithnoreply@blogger.com