SP2054 : The Avon and Clopton Bridge

near to Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire County, Great Britain

The Avon and Clopton Bridge
The Avon and Clopton Bridge
In the foreground of this vintage view is the terrace of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In the background is the 14-arch bridge built around 1490 at the expense of Hugh Clopton, later Lord Mayor of London. At the time this photograph was taken, the bridge was a vital link in the national trunk network carrying no fewer than three major roads (A34 Southampton-Manchester, A46 Bath-Grimsby and A422 Worcester-Bedford) across the Avon. All these routes have now been diverted, leaving the bridge to more local traffic.
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Photographer
Keith Yardley
Contributed by
James Yardley   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
1956   (find more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 12 April, 2008
Category
Bridge   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 206 548 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:11.4636N 1:42.0043W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 203 547
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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