Editing St Ives, Cambridgeshire (section)

==Landmarks==
===St Ives Bridge and Chapel===
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[[File:The Bridge, St Ives - geograph.org.uk - 2632940.jpg|thumb|alt=Photo of medieval stone arch bridge over river|St Ives bridge looking north towards the Free Church]]
St Ives Bridge is located on the south side of the town, and gave access to London Road, crossing the [[River Great Ouse]]. It is unusual in incorporating a [[chapel]]. A first bridge at the site was constructed of wood, in the early twelfth century. It was replaced by the present stone structure in 1426. During the [[English Civil War]] [[Roundhead|Parliamentary]] troops demolished the two southern arches to prevent [[Cavalier|Royalist]] soldiers from reaching London by this route. For a period afterwards, a wooden drawbridge was used to span the gap, but 1716 the two demolished arches were reconstructed. They were designed as [[Segmental arch|segmental arches]], not matching the [[Pointed arch|Gothic shape]] of the four surviving 1426 arches.<ref name = labrum/>

Although the roadway is only 12ft 6in wide, the bridge continued to be the only direct road access to the south until 1980 when the St Ives by-pass was inaugurated.<ref name = labrum/>

The Chapel on the centre pier was dedicated to [[Leodegar|St Leger]] in 1426. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the chapel was deconsecrated in 1539, and was used as a private dwelling. An additional two storeys were added in 1736. In 1930 the structure was considered to be unsafe, and the additional storeys were removed; the remainder was restored. The chapel is still extant nowadays, and is in occasional use.<ref name = labrum/>

===Statue of Oliver Cromwell===
[[File:St Ives Cambs Oliver Cromwell statue.jpg|upright|thumb|The [[Statue of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives|Statue of Oliver Cromwell]] on Market Hill in the town centre]]

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[[Oliver Cromwell]] (1599–1658) was an English military and political leader who rose to prominence during the [[English Civil War]]. Initially a member of Parliament, he led Parliamentary forces ([[Roundhead|Roundheads]]) against [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]], playing a key role in the king's execution in 1649. Cromwell helped establish the [[Commonwealth of England]] and later ruled as [[Lord Protector]] from 1653 until his death. A devout [[Puritans|Puritan]], he enforced strict religious and moral codes. His rule was marked by military campaigns in Ireland and Scotland, which remain controversial. Cromwell died in 1658, and [[Stuart restoration|the monarchy was restored]] two years later in 1660.<ref name = fraser>Antonia Fraser, ''Cromwell, Our Chief of Men'',   Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1973, ISBN 978-029776556</ref> The bronze statue is by [[F. W. Pomeroy]] and was erected in 1901.<ref name = times1901>''Lord E Fitzmaurice on Cromwell'', in the Times Newspaper, 24 October 1901, page 10, accessed in the Times Archive, subscription required</ref>

===The Corn Exchange===
[[St Ives Corn Exchange]] is a [[Grade II listed]] building, first opened in 1864, built and paid for by local businessmen. It was extensively renovated in 2009 - 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/new-look-corn-exchange-opens-in-st-ives-4938292 |title=New-look Corn Exchange opens in St Ives|publisher=Hunts Post |date=2010-07-10|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101310012-the-corn-exchange-saint-ives#.YKtLTo2Sk2w |title=The Corn Exchange |access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/corn-exchange-in-st-ives-has-opened-to-the-public-5222044 |title=St Ives Corn Exchange welcomes customers back after lockdown |publisher=Hunts Post |last=Collett|first=Alexandra|date=2020-08-20|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref>

===Holt Island===
Holt Island is formed by the bifurcation of the River Great Ouse. A nature reserve is located on part of it, and there is a raised board walk, seats and picnic tables. There is an Information Room. Access is by a footbridge at the western end of the churchyard of All Saints Church. [[The Scout Association]] occupies the north-western end of the island.<ref name = guide>''St Ives and the Old Riverport: Official Guide and Map, 2021'', published by St Ives Town Council, not paginated</ref>