Brigton's fabulous and famous 'umbrella'
in all its glory on a fine April's day 2006. Bridgeton Cross's best known landmark is its
50ft high cast iron Umbrella, complete with clock tower, originally
built to shelter the unemployed in 1875.
.erected in
1875.
Bridgeton Cross early in its history used to be a Toll point and to
this day we locals still refer to it as "the Toll"
