[3] In March 1844 James Dredge wrote a short article[6] on the suspension bridge he had built in India the previous Autumn across the river Kubbudduk near Jesson (about 50 miles north of Calcutta).
The bars were proof tested in England to ensure they met the Indian Government standard of 10 tons per sq in.
In a footnote to the article he states "I have with the above constructed fourteen bridges upon this plan, all of which practically prove the correctness of my invention."
Another Dredge suspension bridge in India was erected over the entrance to the wet docks at Kidderpoor near Calcutta in c1845.
[7] In the mid-nineteenth century, Dredge lived at 22 Sion Hill Place, Bath, also known as Gothic Cottage 27, which is now a Grade II listed building.