▁the ▁traffic ▁of ▁his ▁day , ▁horse - dra wn ▁vehicles ▁and ▁ped est ri ans , ▁and ▁was ▁constructed ▁using ▁the ▁warm ▁golden ▁Bath ▁Stone ▁and ▁an ▁elegant ▁cast - ir on ▁arch ed ▁span . ▁ ▁A ▁to ll ▁house ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁charge ▁users ▁of ▁the ▁bridge ▁for ▁the ▁privile ge ▁of ▁crossing . ▁R ather ▁than ▁building ▁merely ▁one , ▁Good ridge ▁decided ▁to ▁install ▁four ▁— ▁one ▁on ▁each ▁corner ▁— ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁absolute ▁symmetry ▁of ▁his ▁elegant ▁ne oc lass ical ▁design . ▁He ▁provided ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁lod ges ▁with ▁columns ▁front ing ▁onto ▁the ▁bridge , ▁giving ▁them ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁small ▁ancient ▁tem ples . ▁This ▁is ▁what ▁still ▁gives ▁the ▁bridge ▁its ▁unique ▁appearance ▁today . ▁Only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁( Number ▁ 1 ▁next ▁to ▁St ▁John ' s ▁Road ) ▁was ▁actually ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁to ll ▁house ; ▁the ▁rest ▁were ▁always ▁let ▁to ▁private ▁ten ants ▁as ▁small ▁dwell ings ▁or ▁sh ops . ▁Given ▁the ▁small ▁size ▁of ▁these ▁dwell ings ▁( one ▁room ▁up st airs , ▁two ▁on ▁the ▁middle ▁floor ▁and ▁one ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁flo oded ▁each ▁winter ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ) ▁it ▁seems ▁extraordinary ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁UK ▁census ▁clearly ▁records ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁three ▁people ▁and ▁two ▁lod gers ▁living ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lod ges . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁constructed ▁using ▁funds ▁subscri bed ▁by ▁numerous ▁local ▁wealth y ▁citizens ▁to