Maidenhead Bridge, January 2014
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Maidenhead Bridge, January 2014 by Stefan Czapski as part of the Geograph project.
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Maidenhead Bridge, January 2014
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 14 Jan 2014
The bridge dates from the 1770's - something of a golden age for bridge-building along the middle Thames, producing fine stone-built structures at Chertsey and Richmond. The designer of Maidenhead Bridge was Robert Taylor, known as the architect of grand Thames-side houses such as Harleyford Manor (near Medmenham) and Asgill House, Richmond. The bridge was built to carry the Bath Road, later known as the Great West Road, currently the A4. The photo was taken during the very wet spell in January 2014, which resulted in widespread flooding in southern England. The water level was certainly higher than when Rod Allday was here on 27th August 2008 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/958691 but not much higher than it was three days earlier that month: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/948386
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Image Location
Latitude
51.523803
Longitude
-0.703129