Bridge started his career at the Bank of England at the age of 18. He was UK Alternate on Managing Board of European Payments Union in Paris from 1950–52.[1] He then moved to various posts at the Bank of England including Adviser to the Governors from 1963 to 1965 ending Assistant to the Governors, until the end of his career at the Bank of England in 1969. After his career at the Bank of England he became Adviser to the Chairman at the Mellon Bank (1970–77).[1]
Forrest Capie, in his history of the Bank of England, qualified him as "the master of foreign exchange but also a considerable character".[2] One of his biggest professional challenge was to avoid the 1967 devaluation of sterling, mission he eventually failed.[2] After his death, the Bank of England organised the Roy Bridge Memorial lecture series in his honour.[3]