Wharf Bridge, Winchester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wharf Bridge, Winchester by Dr Neil Clifton as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Dr Neil Clifton Taken: 4 Jun 2009
Officially the head of navigation, (although a few boats worked a short distance further upstream to serve Wharf Mill), this bridge, built in the 1760s, is the oldest surviving bridge over the River Itchen. The public right of navigation on the Itchen has never been statutorily extinguished.
Image Location
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