Wendover Arm: Perch Bridge (No 10) from the north
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Wendover Arm: Perch Bridge (No 10) from the north
Image: © Chris Reynolds Taken: 1 Apr 2009
In architectural terms it is clear that this is not an original canal bridge. The original bridge would have been a humpbacked brick-built bridge with quite a steep approach on the south west side. The fancy ironwork Image, and the ornate touches in the brickwork (unnecessary in a purely functional bridge) suggest to me that it was built by Baron Alfred Rothschild – although it is not as elaborate as the other bridge he built over the canal Image See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.778989
Longitude
-0.744532