This photo records the aftermath of an accident more than a century ago which saw several people narrowly escape drowning.

You are looking at Spring Bridge at Whitewell after it collapsed in June, 1906.

From the supports, you can see that the bridge would normally be around 12 feet above the River Hodder. It had been constructed in the 1800s for use by fishing and hunting parties staying at the nearby Inn at Whitewell.

June 30, 1906, saw two large parties of day trippers come to the Ribble Valley and it is estimated around 50 people were on the bridge. When many of them suddenly went from one side overlooking the river to another, the bridge gave way with a number of them being thrown into the water.

Thankfully no-one was seriously injured although several people who were non swimmers had to be rescued as the Hodder was around seven feet deep at this point.

The groups were from Todmorden Corporation who made an annual trip to Whitewell every summer and Preston-based textile manufacturers Horrocks, Crewdson and Co.

Following the accident, the bridge site became something of a tourist attraction, with crowds gathering to look at the collapsed bridge.

The parapets of the bridge are still visible today.