Iliff-King phrasebook
definition
Rickety Rackety Bridge noun
The Bailey bridge that used to carry the A246 Leatherhead by-pass across the River Mole
Origin
The phrase is from a version of the fairytale The Three Billygoats Gruff, but we didn’t know that – just that it referred to our bridge
Collector
Iliff family – 1960s
Mark’s family growing up
Notes
Bailey bridge: a WW2 portable prefabricated truss bridge.
The section of road was built by the Royal Canadian Engineers in 1941, which would explain the military bridge. It has since been replaced with a permanent structure
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