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| Brief Description: 24th slide in series showing Newbridge Bridge |
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| Subject Date: 1911 |
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| Creator: Parker, W |
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| Owner: Oxfordshire CC |
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| Contributor: Centre for Oxfordshire Studies |
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| Full Description: Newbridge Bridge is said to be the oldest bridge on the Thames. When it was built, it was called Newbridge, and not withstanding that it is 600 years old it is still called New - bridge, It is testimony to the excellency of the work in those days, as its arches and projecting piers seem as strong today, as ever they were. - - Below Newbridge bridge one may see barges which navigate the river, as the stream here becomes wider and deeper (although at places having awkward shallows) and altogether more like the Thames as we know it, as it runs through the city boundaries. Whereas hitherto the Thames has been struggling with an indefinite career, winding through meadows, streaming over the shallows, not quite certain whether it was to have a respectable position or not, after Newbridge, it sets up a substantial establishment for itself; it is to all intents and purposes "Old Father Thames". |
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| Collection: Parker |
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| Place: Newbridge, River Thames, England |
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| Dimensions: Height: 2575mm, Width: 3462mm |
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| Subject: Bridge, Lantern slide, Parker, Source to Sea |
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| Content Type: Lantern slides |
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| Location: Centre for Oxfordshire Studies |
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| Unique ID: tp-ox-pkr_024_newbridge_bridge-i-00-001.jpg |
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| IPR: ThamesPilot |
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