Evesham Bridge Act 1853
WHEREAS the present Bridge over the River Avon in the Borough of Evesham in the County of Worcester is an ancient and inconvenient Structure, and in a dilapidated State, and it would be of public Advantage if the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the said Borough were empowered to take down the said Bridge, and make and maintain a new Bridge, with suitable Works, Approaches, and Conveniences, and to widen and improve the said River, and to purchase Lands, and to levy Rates, Tolls, and other P...