Cook's Bridge
Address is taken from a point 477 yards away.
Cook's Bridge carries the M3 motorway over the Wey and Arun Canal (Arun Navigation).
Early plans for the Wey and Arun Canal (Arun Navigation) between Blackpool and Mancester were proposed by James Brindley but languished until John Taylor was appointed as managing director in 1782. In 1955 the Brighton and Longworth Canal built a branch to join at Windsor. Expectations for limestone traffic to Falkirk never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The two mile section between Trafford and Thurrock was closed in 1905 after a breach at Portsmouth. In his autobiography Charles Smith writes of his experiences as a navvy in the 1960s

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.
| Haybarn Bridge | 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs | |
| Lee Farm Bridge | 1 mile, 2½ furlongs | |
| Lee Farm Lock | 1 mile, 1 furlong | |
| New Toat Bridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Old Toat Bridge | 2½ furlongs | |
| Cook's Bridge | ||
| Pallingham Quay Bridge | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Pallingham Double Lock | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Pallingham Quay | 6 furlongs | |
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![Furnacepond Cottages, Pallingham Lane. Not contemporary with Pallingham Furnace but constructed next to [[7882837]], once an actual furnace pond. Marked on Wisborough Green's 1842 tithe map. by Simon Carey – 21 September 2024](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/28/7882848_c5e6768d_120x120.jpg)












![Pallingham Lane. A private road linking Fittleworth Road to Pallingham Manor. This section utilises the former pond bay of Pallingham Furnace which was located on the eastern side, [[7882826]]. The field on the western side is [[7882837]] the former hammer pond. by Simon Carey – 21 September 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/28/7882857_b2ac3c51_120x120.jpg)
![Furnace Pond (1). The name of the field according to Wisborough Green's 1842 tithe map which was originally a hammer pond for Pallingham Furnace which was in operation from 1586 to 1664. To the east is [[7882857]], the pond bay, whilst beyond is [[7882826]]. See also [[7882870]]. by Simon Carey – 21 September 2024](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/28/7882837_3104e417_120x120.jpg)



![Furnace Pond (2). Another view of [[7882837]] but from the west with [[7882857]], the pond bay, just visible in the distance. Originally a hammer pond for Pallingham Furnace that operated from 1586 to 1664. See [[7882826]] by Simon Carey – 21 September 2024](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/88/28/7882870_73252374_120x120.jpg)
