Fotografie Chertsey Bridge

Chertsey Bridge od Pete Reed

From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chertsey_Bridge">Wikipedia</a>.... Chertsey Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England, connecting Chertsey, Surrey to low-lying riverside meadows in Laleham, Middlesex. The bridge is a seven-arch tied arch white stone bridge built 1783-1785 and is a Grade II* listed building. The first reference to a bridge at Chertsey is in 1530, then a &quot;goodly Bridg of Timber newly repaird. By 1580 it was dilapidated and the Crown, who had acquired responsibility from Chertsey Abbey, was trying to find someone on whom they could pin the bill for repairs. The documents record the dimensions as &quot;210 feet in length and 15 feet in breadth&quot;. In 1632 the bridge, which was slanted upwards from Middlesex to Surrey, was described as like the work of a left-handed man. The slant was more annoying to navigation and passage was reported in 1774 to be very inconvenient and dangerous. The present stone bridge was first considered in 1780 and replacement of the old one began in 1783. There were 184 piles for the old bridge, which were cut off six feet below high water mark, and the materials of the old bridge fetched £120 at auction in August 1784. The architect of the new bridge was James Paine and the surveyor was Kenton Couse. It was built at a cost of £6,813 4s 11d. In an early example of contract dispute, the contractor built the number of arches specified, but as they did not reach the shore, the counties had to pay an extra expense for linking the bridge to the banks.
Chertsey Bridge je turistická atrakce, jeden z Mosty v Chertsey, Velká Británie . To se nachází: 6 km Addlestone od, 8 km Weybridge od, 85 km Londýn od. Číst dál
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