A granite memorial to mark the "largest recorded loss of life" in a Norfolk town where nearly 80 people, mostly children, died has been unveiled.
On 2 May 1845, a suspension bridge over the River Bure in Great Yarmouth collapsed under the weight of hundreds of spectators watching a circus stunt.
Julie Staff, 55, has spent 14 months raising £5,000 to create the town's first public memorial to the tragedy.
She said: "Finally we're able to give people the respect they deserve."
The memorial, which is shaped like a book and stands about 4.5ft (1.4m) high, was unveiled on the site of the former bridge which spanned the river near to where the Swan Pub stands today on the town's North Quay Road.
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