2011
SU8743 : The Packhorse Bridge, Tilford
taken 13 years ago, near to Tilford, Surrey, England
The Packhorse Bridge, Tilford
The two branches of the River Wey meet at Tilford, and this bridge spans the river a little below the confluence. The bridge is thought to have been built in the 13th century by monks from the Cistercian abbey at Waverley (SU8645). The material is Bargate stone, very characteristic of this part of Surrey.
Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) isn't generally a welcome sight along our streams and rivers, but here, in the left foreground, it has got really out of hand - to the point where it might be best to say it's so wrong, it's right.
The shot was taken at about 7.35 on an August evening.
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