Kew Railway Bridge: unexpected architectural detail
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Kew Railway Bridge: unexpected architectural detail
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 10 Apr 2011
At a glance the design of this lattice-girder bridge appears entirely functional. Look more closely and you find that the piers are embellished with fanciful architectural detail. The bridge was built in 1869 by the London & South Western Railway, as part of their route from Kensington to Richmond (later taken over by the District Railway). The Victorian engineer who designed it tricked out the piers as classical columns, perhaps with a hint of the Egyptian flavour which was fashionable at the time.
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