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1869: Kew Railway Bridge built by the London and South Western Railway Company
to extend the line from South Acton Junction to Richmond,
designed by W R Galbraith
575 feet long.
Five wrought-iron lattice-girder spans supported on cast-iron columns
with ornate capitals carry two railway tracks across the river.
This bridge carries the
District Line of the London Underground as far
as Richmond. It crosses the river
close to the historic area known as Strand-on-the-Green.
This is a popular area of old cottages
and pubs dating from the 18th century, many of which have steps up
to the doors and other anti flood measures as the river often overflows at this
point.
1870-1900: Kew Railway Bridge, Henry Taunt -
Kew Railway Bridge, Henry Taunt, 1870
© Oxfordshire County Council Photographic Archive; CC97/00824