Built in 1820 ... this historic bridge spans the River Tweed from Fishwick in Berwickshire to Horncliffe in Northumberland.

If the bid - submitted to the 'Heritage Lottery Fund' - is successful, completion of the refurbished project is aimed to coincide with the bridge's bicentenary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...tland-42235940 ...


Meanwhile, ... don't you Sassenachs go getting any notions about "shoring~up" Hadrian's Wall !