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I really love suspension bridges, so when I read that there was a nice little on in Marlow of course I was keen to check it out. The Marlow suspension bridge was built between 1829 and 1832. It replaced a wooden bridge that was situated a bit downstream, and had become too small for the amount of traffic wanting to use it.
The bridge is 72 metres long. To help preserve it for future generations to enjoy, the weight restriction has been lowered to 3 ton, so large trucks can no longer cross it.
I would recommend a wander across the bridge, a few photos, and some time to rest on the side and gaze down the river, watching the long boats and the swans go by. Leave a Comment Directions: Crosses the river, you can't miss it ; )
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All Saints Church in Marlow is also known as the Church by the bridge (because it is by the Marlow Bridge).
It is quite an imposing building and being right by the bridge, it is also right by the Thames. The current church of All Saints dates from 1835. There had been earlier churches on the site, but at least one of these had collapsed - it had also been known to flood!
The oldest bell in the belfry was cast in 1694 by Samuel Knight of Reading. The Spire you can see here in this picture needed extensively restoration between 1990-3. Leave a Comment
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Marlow is on the River Thames. This has a large influence on the town, and it tends to be an expensive place to live.
In the background you can see Marlow Bridge, which is quite narrow and causes congestion in the town.
In the foreground you can see some sculling boats and rowing boats. Scullers have an oar in each hand, rowers only have one oar per person. Therefore it is not possible to one rower to row a boat very far. If you see a single person in a boat, you can guarantee it is a sculler and not a rower - unless of course the rest of his crew have fallen out the boat... Leave a Comment Address: River Thames, Marlow
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This guy is a national hero in Britain. In the Sydney Olympics (2000) he bacame (if I remember correctly) the only Olympian to win gold medals in five consecutive Olympics. No we aren't just talking a sport like basket weaving here, we're talking rowing, one of the toughest physical sports going. Not only that, about 4 years before Sydney, he was diagnosed as diabetic. He almsot gave up, but carried on training despite numerous health problems, and won gold in a coxless 4.
If you're not sure who this is, it is Sir Steve Redgrave CBE (he was knighted after his fifth gold medal). This statue was unveiled by the Queen in May 2002.
For more info, see my Dorney page Leave a Comment Directions: This statue can be found just up from the river in Higginson Park. The reason it is in Marlow is that Sir Steve was born just down the road from Marlow and is still very much a local boy.
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If it is a nice day, nothing beats a stroll along the Thames. You can watch the rowers and scullers go past as well as powered boats. There are ducks, swans, and pubs nearby too!
If you are really keen you can walk for miles and miles along the Thames paths. They tend to go from town to town. If it has been raining recently though, be careful as they can be very muddy and slippery, and wear some insect repellent too as there are a lot of biting insects. In England there aren't any illnesses to be caught, just the irritation afterwards. Leave a Comment
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Sitting by the lock you can almost imagine Victorian women in hats and long flouncing skirts strolling along here, enjoying the scenery, watching the lock keeper and his assistants open the gate manually. Sure the gates are operated electronically these days, but you can imagine what it would be like then. And yes there are some new homes within sight, but as you look towards the weir you could be in the 19th century. Leave a Comment Address: the Lock, Marlow, River Thames
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A walk along the Thames River (across from the church after you head down the High Street toward the bridge), can be mildly pleasant if the weather is good and the footpaths haven't turned into mud.
But wouldn't you rather be in Germany or Denmark? Leave a Comment
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Higginson Park is a really lovely park on High Street. It runs along the Thames - it's a very large park- I haven't walked all through it, yet- but i understand there is a path that continues down the length of the river. On the sunday I was there, it was filled w/familes and there was a merry-go-round & bouncy castle. There is a place to buy ice cream and maybe food as well- I spent the afternoon lounging about and reading. A really nice relaxing activity for a weary traveller. Leave a Comment Directions: Off of High street by the river Thames
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Believe it or not? This little suspension bridge over the Thames at Marlow is quite pretty. It is only a one way at a time traffic system on there, and has been like that for the last few years, not that the ignorant people on the opposite end ever take any notice of it anyway. We think that there should be traffic lights each side, that would be much better and more fairer, but I suspect that the people of Marlow would moan that traffic lights would spoil the view.
This bridge was built between 1829 and 1832, but there has in fact been a bridge here since before the early 13th century so that there was easy access from London through from Berkshire.
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Right next to the Suspension Bridge you can see the All Saints Parish Church. The present church was rebuilt in 1835. However there used to be a much older one on the same site already back in the 11th century. Again to read a bit more about the history please click on the link below. Leave a Comment
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