Chertsey Bridge
Chertsey Bridge is a road bridge over the River Thames in England and connects Chertsey , Surrey with low-lying cattle pastures in Shepperton , Middlesex. It is located downstream of the M3 motorway bridge and within sight of Chertsey Lock . Below the Chertsey Bridge is the Shepperton Lock .
The seven-arched bridge made of white natural stone was designed by James Paine and built from 1783 to 1785; it was of English Heritage in the grade II * as a historic listed . It is considered to be one of the most beautiful Thames bridges, comparable to the Richmond Bridge and Maidenhead Bridge . Upstream on the east bank is Laleham Park and on the west, towards Chertsey, is Abbey Chase House .
At the southeastern bridgehead is a cast-iron pillar with a frieze and capital from the 19th century, a coal tax post with the coat of arms of the City of London on the front . The pillar - one of about 250 erected within 20 miles of London in 1851 - indicated the point at which taxes on wine and coal were to be paid to London. It is classified as Grade II .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 20 ″ N , 0 ° 29 ′ 11 ″ W.
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upstream M3 Chertsey Bridge |
River crossings of the Thames |
downstream Walton Bridge |