Chertsey Bridge

Chertsey Abbey was founded in 666 AD and the first surviving mention of the surrounding town is by Bede in around 750. The Domesday Book of 1087 records a population of 65 households and Chertsey was granted a market charter by Henry I in the early 12th century. By the 13th century, there were two bridges in the town, both of which crossed the River Bourne. The first recorded crossing of the Thames at Chertsey is from 1300, when a ferry-woman called Sibille was paid three shillings to carry Edward I across the river. The bridge was closed and a cofferdam was erected to protect the affected pier. Following a structural survey in 1986, concerns were raised over the strength of the bridge and…

Chertsey Bridge carries B375 road over the River Thames in Surrey, South East England. It connects the town of Chertsey in the borough of Runnymede on the south bank of the river (sometimes known as the "Surrey bank") to the village of Laleham in the borough of Spelthorne on the opposite side (sometimes known as the "Middlesex bank"). The width, measured between the parapets, is and the bridge has a total of seven arches, of which five span the river. The construction of the bridge is commemorated with a datestone inscribed: "Began in 1780 : finished in 1785"; a second stone records the repairs completed in 1894, after a barge damaged one of the piers. The five arches over the river are…