▁had ▁left ▁a ▁be quest ▁in ▁his ▁will ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁( equ ivalent ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁), ▁inv ested ▁with ▁instructions ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁interest ▁had ▁accum ulated ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( ), ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁stone ▁bridge ▁between ▁Cl if ton ▁Down ▁( which ▁was ▁in ▁Gl ouc esters hire , ▁outside ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ) ▁and ▁Le igh ▁Wood s ▁in ▁Som erset . ▁Although ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁as ▁Br istol ▁became ▁more ▁prosper ous , ▁Cl if ton ▁became ▁fashion able ▁and ▁more ▁wealth y ▁mer ch ants ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁William ▁Br id ges ▁published ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁stone ▁arch ▁with ▁ab ut ments ▁containing ▁fact ories , ▁which ▁would ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁bridge . ▁The ▁French ▁Revolution ary ▁Wars ▁broke ▁out ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁design ▁was ▁published , ▁affect ing ▁trade ▁and ▁commerce , ▁so ▁the ▁plans ▁were ▁sh el ved . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁Sarah ▁Gu ppy ▁pat ented ▁a ▁design ▁for ▁a ▁susp ension ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁g orge ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁never ▁real ised ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁later ▁competition . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁V ick ' s ▁be quest ▁had ▁reached