▁a ▁cell ▁for ▁three ▁August in ian ▁can ons ▁of ▁H ex ham , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Frank ▁At kin son , ▁who ▁did ▁so ▁much ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Be am ish ▁Museum ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Bew ick ▁Trust ▁at ▁Cher ry burn . ▁Bew ick ▁received ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁vic ar age ▁and ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁The ▁O ving ham ▁' pack - hor se ' ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Wh ittle ▁Burn ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁segment al ▁arch es ▁with ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁five ▁feet ▁between ▁the ▁par ap ets , ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁whe e led ▁traffic . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁O ving ham ▁mill ▁dam ▁on ▁the ▁Ty ne ▁raised ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁water . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁fire ▁at ▁O ving ham ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁fell ▁down . ▁So ▁the ▁bridge ▁which ▁previously ▁stood ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁or ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 8 . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁concrete ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁water ▁for ▁traffic , ▁which ▁in ▁time ▁of ▁flo od ▁becomes ▁a ▁ford . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁flo oding ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Wh ittle ▁de an ▁is ▁a ▁deep ▁wo ody ▁dell ▁which ▁st ret ches ▁south wards ▁& ▁joins ▁the ▁Ty ne ▁east ▁of ▁O ving ton . ▁The