The River Guardian at Staines-upon-Thames
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The River Guardian at Staines-upon-Thames
Image: © Sean Davis Taken: 10 Aug 2012
Next to confluence of the Rivers Colne and Thames is a Heron carved from Portland Limestone by sculptor Simon Buchanan and named the River Guardian. It sits as a guardian overlooking the River Thames and representing the river and is a benign marker for river traffic and pedestrians on the Thames Path. The footbridge in the photo was built in the 1980s to take the Thames Path National Trail over the River Colne. This is also on the route of the London Green Belt Way.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.432959
Longitude
-0.515319