IT is probable Bevere Bridge was built for the secretive and wealthy Mr Moon who owned property and land in Bevere.
He was Chief Engineer of the London and North Western Railway Company and lived the last years of his life in Bevere.
He was noted for making unexpected inspections of the railway, but the signalmen got wise to him.
When he was spotted travelling towards the east they would telegraph ahead "Moonlight tonight". This was the origin of the expression Moonlighting.
Bevere Bridge is a superb example of Victorian craftsmanship probably brought down the Severn on a "flote", a raft with sides. The first American Locomotive travelled in similar manner from Stourbridge down to Gloucester.
This lovely structure should be made safe by the county council who must be entitled to a lottery grant for the work.
R M SINCLAIR,
Lower Broadheath,
Worcester.
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