Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,850 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Richmond Bridge, London

From Graces Guide
1939. The widening.

Richmond Bridge is an 18th-century stone arch bridge that crosses the River Thames at Richmond, connecting the two halves of the Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

It was designed by James Paine and Kenton Couse.

It was built between 1774 and 1777, to replace a ferry crossing and is now a Grade I listed building.

Tolls were charged until 1859.

1937–40 The bridge was widened and flattened slightly.

It is the oldest surviving Thames bridge in London. [1]

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Sources of Information

  1. [1] Wikipedia