Railway bridge over the Thames at Shiplake
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Railway bridge over the Thames at Shiplake
Image: © Simon Mortimer Taken: 26 Sep 2021
The Great Western Railway branch line to Henley-on-Thames opened in 1857. The original crossing of the river Thames was a wooden viaduct, replaced by the present brick and iron structure in the 1890s.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.501958
Longitude
-0.87808