- Henley Bridge
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bridge_name= Henley Bridge
caption=The bridge at Henley-on-Thames from near theHenley Royal Regatta headquarters on the Berkshire bank
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carries= A4130 road
crosses=River Thames
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design= Arch
material = Stone
spans = 5
pierswater = 4
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height=convert|14|ft|3|in|m [River Thames Alliance. [http://www.visitthames.co.uk/text.asp?PageId=320 Bridge heights on the River Thames.] ]
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long=Henley Bridge is a five-arched stone road bridge built in 1786 at
Henley-on-Thames over theRiver Thames , betweenOxfordshire andBerkshire . It replaced an earlier wooden bridge, the foundations of which can be seen in the basement of theHenley Royal Regatta headquarters nearby on the Berkshire side.The bridge links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill (designated the A4130) leading up a steep hill to
Remenham Hill . It crosses the Thames on the reach betweenHambledon Lock andMarsh Lock , carrying theThames Path across the river.Sculptures of
Isis andTamesis byAnne Seymour Damer are at the top of the central arch on each side of the bridge. The original models for these can be seen in the "Henley Gallery" at the nearbyRiver and Rowing Museum .Leander Club , the leading rowing club in theUnited Kingdom is also close to the bridge on the Berkshire side. On the Oxfordshire (Henley) side are the Angel on the Bridge riverside public house and the [http://www.redlionhenley.co.uk/ Red Lion Hotel] , an old coaching inn. [http://www.achurchnearyou.com/venue.php?V=143 St Mary the Virgin] , the main civic church in Henley with its tower dominating the view, is also close by.ee also
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Crossings of the River Thames References
External links
* [http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/search/results.html?object_id=%22531bdbf093297f5579b3450875f179de42853b3f%22&display=Bridge Keystones] : [http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/conway/8e31a3f1.html] & [http://www.artandarchitecture.org.uk/images/conway/5e8a002b.html] — photographs from the
Courtauld Institute of Art
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