'Piercebridge' is a village in the borough of
Darlington and the
ceremonial county of
County Durham,
England. It is situated a few miles west of
Darlington. It is built on the site of a
Roman fort of
AD 260-270, which was built at the point where
Dere Street crossed the
River Tees. The settlement has been in continuous use thereafter.
The remains of the Roman fort are open to the public and the remains of the
Roman bridge over the Tees lie around 100 yards south of the current course of the river.
Henry Clay Work, the American composer of 'Marching Through Georgia,' heard of the odd incident in the George Hotel, Piercebridge, when the
grandfather clock stopped the moment its owner died. He wrote a
celebrated song about it.
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References
1. How the Grandfather Clock Got Its Name
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