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July 22, 2014
Some towns banned the gladiators
Some towns banned the gladiators
Not everyone enjoyed gladiatorial combats. Many Romans refused to go to the games. Some cities, particularly in Greece and the eastern provinces did not have an amphitheatre and refused to put on gladiatorial combats. Some people thought the fights were cruel, others that they were a waste of good slaves.
from "100 Things You Need to Know About Gladiators" by Rupert Matthews
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Not everyone enjoyed gladiatorial combats. Many Romans refused to go to the games. Some cities, particularly in Greece and the eastern provinces did not have an amphitheatre and refused to put on gladiatorial combats. Some people thought the fights were cruel, others that they were a waste of good slaves.
from "100 Things You Need to Know About Gladiators" by Rupert Matthews
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July 20, 2014
Hoplites and Phalanxes
Hoplites and Phalanxes
In Ancient Greece, heavily armoured soldiers called hoplites formed up in formations called phalanxes. When going into battle hoplites stood shoulder to shoulder so that their shields overlapped. Then they held their spears so that they pointed forwards over the shields. A phalanx was made up of 6 or more ranks of hoplites one behind the other.
from "100 Things you Need to Know about Arms & Armour" by Rupert Matthews
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In Ancient Greece, heavily armoured soldiers called hoplites formed up in formations called phalanxes. When going into battle hoplites stood shoulder to shoulder so that their shields overlapped. Then they held their spears so that they pointed forwards over the shields. A phalanx was made up of 6 or more ranks of hoplites one behind the other.
from "100 Things you Need to Know about Arms & Armour" by Rupert Matthews
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July 16, 2014
Monitor Warships
Monitor Warships
Meanwhile the idea of mounting guns in armored and revolving turrets had been developing. Ships with such features were often termed "monitors", after the USS Monitor of 1862. Ships with flat decks, low freeboards and revolving turrets proved to be effective as coastal harbor guards, but could not survive the heavy seas of the open ocean. A key drawback to this design was that the muzzle-loading guns then in use had to be withdrawn into the turret for reloading. This necessitated very large turrets that were not only cumbersome (several monitors capsized in only moderate seas) but also offered tempting targets to an enemy ship. Attempts to blend turrets with ocean-going hulls produced such freaks as the HMS Agamemnon, which had a turret, placed midway along each side either side of the funnel and superstructure.
from "The Historical Atlas of the World at War" by Rupert MatthewsGet your copy HERE
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Meanwhile the idea of mounting guns in armored and revolving turrets had been developing. Ships with such features were often termed "monitors", after the USS Monitor of 1862. Ships with flat decks, low freeboards and revolving turrets proved to be effective as coastal harbor guards, but could not survive the heavy seas of the open ocean. A key drawback to this design was that the muzzle-loading guns then in use had to be withdrawn into the turret for reloading. This necessitated very large turrets that were not only cumbersome (several monitors capsized in only moderate seas) but also offered tempting targets to an enemy ship. Attempts to blend turrets with ocean-going hulls produced such freaks as the HMS Agamemnon, which had a turret, placed midway along each side either side of the funnel and superstructure.
from "The Historical Atlas of the World at War" by Rupert MatthewsGet your copy HERE
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July 15, 2014
Napoleon in Italy 1798/99
Napoleon in Italy 1798/99In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte left France to invade Egypt, a campaign that would prove to be abortive. Those countries that had lost territory to France in earlier wars decided to take advantage of the absence of the republic’s best general by forming a Second Coalition and declaring war on France. Napoleon hurried back to France to organize a military coup that effectively made him dictator. Having failed to make peace, he spent the following year reforming the French army. He sent General Moreau to the Rhine, beyond which an Austrian army was massing. In spring 1800, Napoleon marched over the Alps into northern Italy where the French General Massena was heavily outnumbered by an Austrian army under Baron Melas. Napoleon captured Milan, thus threatening the Austrian supply lines. Late on the afternoon of 13 June Melas with 31,000 men and 100 cannon came across Napoleon’s army of 28,000 men and 15 cannon near Marengo. The battle began at dawn next day.
from "The Historical Atlas of the World at War" by Rupert Matthews.
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July 13, 2014
Matthew Webb in Dover
Matthew Webb in Dover
3) From the Dover Marina, walk along the seafront.
As you walk you will pass a statue of Matthew Webb, who on 24 August 1875 became the first man to swim the English Channel. He took a total of 21 hours and 45 minutes to get to France, after being stung by a jellyfish and caught in cross currents at Cap Gris Nez. There is also a statue of Charles Rolls (of Rolls-Royce fame) who in 1910 was the first man to fly across the Channel and back again without stopping.
3) From the Dover Marina, walk along the seafront.
As you walk you will pass a statue of Matthew Webb, who on 24 August 1875 became the first man to swim the English Channel. He took a total of 21 hours and 45 minutes to get to France, after being stung by a jellyfish and caught in cross currents at Cap Gris Nez. There is also a statue of Charles Rolls (of Rolls-Royce fame) who in 1910 was the first man to fly across the Channel and back again without stopping.
July 9, 2014
Norman Churches in Kent
Norman Churches in Kent
14) The Church Route
Start: Royal Oak, Holt Street, Nonington, Dover, CT15 4HT 01304 841012
Finish: Peggoty's Tea Room, 122 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
The little village of Nonington lies east of the A2 and west of the A256 about ten miles northwest of Dover. The village is a straggling affair, so finding the Royal Oak without a satnav is a bit of a challenge. It is probably easiest to find the church first, then head south along the lane to a T-junction with a second lane. The pub is off to your right.
Leaving the pub head south to follow the signs along some tortuous narrow lanes to Barfrestone. The Norman church here has magnificent stone carving work - some of it bizarrely grotesque
Leave Barfrestone along lanes signposted at first to Barham and then to Adisham. You will pass through Elvington and Nonington to Ratling and Adisham. The church at Adisham here is another Norman construction. It lacks the rich ornamentation found at Barfrestone, but does have a sturdy tower topped by a highly unusual pyramid roof. The church also boasts some fine windows of 13th century date. Note that Church Lane is a very narrow cul-de-sac with nowhere to park your car. You should park on the village green and then walk to the church.
From Adisham head north again to Bekesbourne, then bear left to Patrixbourne. This is the third church within this small area to boast fine Norman work. The doorway here is similar to that at Barfrestone in that its main feature is a carving of Christ. The rest of the ornamentation is not as richly finished as at Barfrestone, but it is worth a look nonetheless.
From Pub & Teashop Drives in Kent by Rupert Matthews.
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14) The Church Route
Start: Royal Oak, Holt Street, Nonington, Dover, CT15 4HT 01304 841012
Finish: Peggoty's Tea Room, 122 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
The little village of Nonington lies east of the A2 and west of the A256 about ten miles northwest of Dover. The village is a straggling affair, so finding the Royal Oak without a satnav is a bit of a challenge. It is probably easiest to find the church first, then head south along the lane to a T-junction with a second lane. The pub is off to your right.
Leaving the pub head south to follow the signs along some tortuous narrow lanes to Barfrestone. The Norman church here has magnificent stone carving work - some of it bizarrely grotesque
Leave Barfrestone along lanes signposted at first to Barham and then to Adisham. You will pass through Elvington and Nonington to Ratling and Adisham. The church at Adisham here is another Norman construction. It lacks the rich ornamentation found at Barfrestone, but does have a sturdy tower topped by a highly unusual pyramid roof. The church also boasts some fine windows of 13th century date. Note that Church Lane is a very narrow cul-de-sac with nowhere to park your car. You should park on the village green and then walk to the church.
From Adisham head north again to Bekesbourne, then bear left to Patrixbourne. This is the third church within this small area to boast fine Norman work. The doorway here is similar to that at Barfrestone in that its main feature is a carving of Christ. The rest of the ornamentation is not as richly finished as at Barfrestone, but it is worth a look nonetheless.
From Pub & Teashop Drives in Kent by Rupert Matthews.
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July 6, 2014
West Chiltington
West Chiltington
On the A283 east of Pulborough, find the well signposted Nutbourne Vinyards which are open May to October, free of charge. The vineyards are set in the lovely grounds of Nutbourne Manor. Visitors can wander through all the vineyards, learn how grapes are grown in this country, and then visit the historic Windmill to taste some of the Award winning wines made here. There are also two lovely lakes, wild fowl and a family of llamas.
Leave the vinyard and follow the signs along a twisting lane to West Chiltington. In West Chiltington the church of St Mary lies just off to the right of the main road through the village centre. It forms a fitting centrepiece to one of the prettiest little villages in Sussex. There was an English church here before the Norman conquest, but if any of that structure survives it is not obvious and the oldest stonework that has been identified is the West Door of about 1150. In recent years renovations have revealed some lovely wall paintings dating from around 1280 that depict scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. There is a very long squint between the south aisle and the chancel. These openings in the interior walls were put in so that those in the aisle could see what the priest was doing at the altar - in particular when he elevated the host during Mass.
from Teashop and Pub Drives in Sussex by Rupert Matthews
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On the A283 east of Pulborough, find the well signposted Nutbourne Vinyards which are open May to October, free of charge. The vineyards are set in the lovely grounds of Nutbourne Manor. Visitors can wander through all the vineyards, learn how grapes are grown in this country, and then visit the historic Windmill to taste some of the Award winning wines made here. There are also two lovely lakes, wild fowl and a family of llamas.
Leave the vinyard and follow the signs along a twisting lane to West Chiltington. In West Chiltington the church of St Mary lies just off to the right of the main road through the village centre. It forms a fitting centrepiece to one of the prettiest little villages in Sussex. There was an English church here before the Norman conquest, but if any of that structure survives it is not obvious and the oldest stonework that has been identified is the West Door of about 1150. In recent years renovations have revealed some lovely wall paintings dating from around 1280 that depict scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary. There is a very long squint between the south aisle and the chancel. These openings in the interior walls were put in so that those in the aisle could see what the priest was doing at the altar - in particular when he elevated the host during Mass.
from Teashop and Pub Drives in Sussex by Rupert Matthews
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July 3, 2014
THE BULL UNAM SANCTAM , 1302
THE BULL UNAM SANCTAM , 1302
On 18 November 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued the Papal bull Unam sanctam which some historians consider one of the most extreme statements of Papal spiritual supremacy ever made. The original document is lost but a version of the text can be found in the registers of Boniface VIII in the Vatican Archives.
Urged by faith, we are obliged to believe and to maintain that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and also apostolic. We believe in her firmly and we confess with simplicity that outside of her there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins, as the Spouse in the Canticles [Sgs 6:8] proclaims: 'One is my dove, my perfect one. She is the only one, the chosen of her who bore her,' and she represents one sole mystical body whose Head is Christ and the head of Christ is God [1 Cor 11:3]. In her then is one Lord, one faith, one baptism [Eph 4:5]. There had been at the time of the deluge only one ark of Noah, prefiguring the one Church, which ark, having been finished to a single cubit, had only one pilot and guide, i.e., Noah, and we read that, outside of this ark, all that subsisted on the earth was destroyed.We venerate this Church as one, the Lord having said by the mouth of the prophet: 'Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog.' [Ps 21:20] He has prayed for his soul, that is for himself, heart and body; and this body, that is to say, the Church, He has called one because of the unity of the Spouse, of the faith, of the sacraments, and of the charity of the Church. This is the tunic of the Lord, the seamless tunic, which was not rent but which was cast by lot [Jn 19:23-24]. Therefore, of the one and only Church there is one body and one head, not two heads like a monster; that is, Christ and the Vicar of Christ, Peter and the successor of Peter, since the Lord speaking to Peter Himself said: 'Feed my sheep' [Jn 21:17], meaning, my sheep in general, not these, nor those in particular, whence we understand that He entrusted all to him [Peter]. Therefore, if the Greeks or others should say that they are not confided to Peter and to his successors, they must confess not being the sheep of Christ, since Our Lord says in John 'there is one sheepfold and one shepherd.' We are informed by the texts of the gospels that in this Church and in its power are two swords; namely, the spiritual and the temporal. For when the Apostles say: 'Behold, here are two swords' [Lk 22:38] that is to say, in the Church, since the Apostles were speaking, the Lord did not reply that there were too many, but sufficient. Certainly the one who denies that the temporal sword is in the power of Peter has not listened well to the word of the Lord commanding: 'Put up thy sword into thy scabbard' [Mt 26:52]. Both, therefore, are in the power of the Church, that is to say, the spiritual and the material sword, but the former is to be administered _for_ the Church but the latter by the Church; the former in the hands of the priest; the latter by the hands of kings and soldiers, but at the will and sufferance of the priest.However, one sword ought to be subordinated to the other and temporal authority, subjected to spiritual power. For since the Apostle said: 'There is no power except from God and the things that are, are ordained of God' [Rom 13:1-2], but they would not be ordained if one sword were not subordinated to the other and if the inferior one, as it were, were not led upwards by the other.For, according to the Blessed Dionysius, it is a law of the divinity that the lowest things reach the highest place by intermediaries. Then, according to the order of the universe, all things are not led back to order equally and immediately, but the lowest by the intermediary, and the inferior by the superior. Hence we must recognize the more clearly that spiritual power surpasses in dignity and in nobility any temporal power whatever, as spiritual things surpass the temporal. This we see very clearly also by the payment, benediction, and consecration of the tithes, but the acceptance of power itself and by the government even of things. For with truth as our witness, it belongs to spiritual power to establish the terrestrial power and to pass judgement if it has not been good. Thus is accomplished the prophecy of Jeremias concerning the Church and the ecclesiastical power: 'Behold to-day I have placed you over nations, and over kingdoms' and the rest. Therefore, if the terrestrial power err, it will be judged by the spiritual power; but if a minor spiritual power err, it will be judged by a superior spiritual power; but if the highest power of all err, it can be judged only by God, and not by man, according to the testimony of the Apostle: 'The spiritual man judgeth of all things and he himself is judged by no man' [1 Cor 2:15]. This authority, however, (though it has been given to man and is exercised by man), is not human but rather divine, granted to Peter by a divine word and reaffirmed to him (Peter) and his successors by the One Whom Peter confessed, the Lord saying to Peter himself, 'Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in Heaven' etc., [Mt 16:19]. Therefore whoever resists this power thus ordained by God, resists the ordinance of God [Rom 13:2], unless he invent like Manicheus two beginnings, which is false and judged by us heretical, since according to the testimony of Moses, it is not in the beginnings but in the beginning that God created heaven and earth [Gen 1:1]. Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff. from
The Popes: Every Question Answered [Hardcover]
Rupert Matthews (Author) Get your copy HERE
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On 18 November 1302, Pope Boniface VIII issued the Papal bull Unam sanctam which some historians consider one of the most extreme statements of Papal spiritual supremacy ever made. The original document is lost but a version of the text can be found in the registers of Boniface VIII in the Vatican Archives.
Urged by faith, we are obliged to believe and to maintain that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and also apostolic. We believe in her firmly and we confess with simplicity that outside of her there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins, as the Spouse in the Canticles [Sgs 6:8] proclaims: 'One is my dove, my perfect one. She is the only one, the chosen of her who bore her,' and she represents one sole mystical body whose Head is Christ and the head of Christ is God [1 Cor 11:3]. In her then is one Lord, one faith, one baptism [Eph 4:5]. There had been at the time of the deluge only one ark of Noah, prefiguring the one Church, which ark, having been finished to a single cubit, had only one pilot and guide, i.e., Noah, and we read that, outside of this ark, all that subsisted on the earth was destroyed.We venerate this Church as one, the Lord having said by the mouth of the prophet: 'Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog.' [Ps 21:20] He has prayed for his soul, that is for himself, heart and body; and this body, that is to say, the Church, He has called one because of the unity of the Spouse, of the faith, of the sacraments, and of the charity of the Church. This is the tunic of the Lord, the seamless tunic, which was not rent but which was cast by lot [Jn 19:23-24]. Therefore, of the one and only Church there is one body and one head, not two heads like a monster; that is, Christ and the Vicar of Christ, Peter and the successor of Peter, since the Lord speaking to Peter Himself said: 'Feed my sheep' [Jn 21:17], meaning, my sheep in general, not these, nor those in particular, whence we understand that He entrusted all to him [Peter]. Therefore, if the Greeks or others should say that they are not confided to Peter and to his successors, they must confess not being the sheep of Christ, since Our Lord says in John 'there is one sheepfold and one shepherd.' We are informed by the texts of the gospels that in this Church and in its power are two swords; namely, the spiritual and the temporal. For when the Apostles say: 'Behold, here are two swords' [Lk 22:38] that is to say, in the Church, since the Apostles were speaking, the Lord did not reply that there were too many, but sufficient. Certainly the one who denies that the temporal sword is in the power of Peter has not listened well to the word of the Lord commanding: 'Put up thy sword into thy scabbard' [Mt 26:52]. Both, therefore, are in the power of the Church, that is to say, the spiritual and the material sword, but the former is to be administered _for_ the Church but the latter by the Church; the former in the hands of the priest; the latter by the hands of kings and soldiers, but at the will and sufferance of the priest.However, one sword ought to be subordinated to the other and temporal authority, subjected to spiritual power. For since the Apostle said: 'There is no power except from God and the things that are, are ordained of God' [Rom 13:1-2], but they would not be ordained if one sword were not subordinated to the other and if the inferior one, as it were, were not led upwards by the other.For, according to the Blessed Dionysius, it is a law of the divinity that the lowest things reach the highest place by intermediaries. Then, according to the order of the universe, all things are not led back to order equally and immediately, but the lowest by the intermediary, and the inferior by the superior. Hence we must recognize the more clearly that spiritual power surpasses in dignity and in nobility any temporal power whatever, as spiritual things surpass the temporal. This we see very clearly also by the payment, benediction, and consecration of the tithes, but the acceptance of power itself and by the government even of things. For with truth as our witness, it belongs to spiritual power to establish the terrestrial power and to pass judgement if it has not been good. Thus is accomplished the prophecy of Jeremias concerning the Church and the ecclesiastical power: 'Behold to-day I have placed you over nations, and over kingdoms' and the rest. Therefore, if the terrestrial power err, it will be judged by the spiritual power; but if a minor spiritual power err, it will be judged by a superior spiritual power; but if the highest power of all err, it can be judged only by God, and not by man, according to the testimony of the Apostle: 'The spiritual man judgeth of all things and he himself is judged by no man' [1 Cor 2:15]. This authority, however, (though it has been given to man and is exercised by man), is not human but rather divine, granted to Peter by a divine word and reaffirmed to him (Peter) and his successors by the One Whom Peter confessed, the Lord saying to Peter himself, 'Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in Heaven' etc., [Mt 16:19]. Therefore whoever resists this power thus ordained by God, resists the ordinance of God [Rom 13:2], unless he invent like Manicheus two beginnings, which is false and judged by us heretical, since according to the testimony of Moses, it is not in the beginnings but in the beginning that God created heaven and earth [Gen 1:1]. Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff. from
The Popes: Every Question Answered [Hardcover]
Rupert Matthews (Author) Get your copy HERE
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July 1, 2014
Building a Railway to Windsor
Building a Railway to Windsor
One result of the bitter battle between the GWR and LSWR was that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made it very clear to all concerned, and to the public, that they had absolutely no view on the matter at all. The business of a railway to Windsor was entirely in the hands of the Commissioners who managed the Windsor Estates. This led to the curious situation where eminent men on all sides voiced views as to what was convenient for Her Majesty, or what was inconvenient, with absolutely no way of finding out what the Queen thought herself.
This gave the railway companies their chance. The Commissioners were known to be keen to make dramatic improvements to the Castle and its surroundings to benefit the Royal Family and to make a visit more impressive for visiting foreign heads of state. They were also known to have virtually no money to pay for the desired works. It was the GWR that first suggested that it might be willing to make donations to help fund the work in return for the Commissioners support and permission for their line. The Commissioners took up the idea with enthusiasm, and promptly entered into similar negotiations with the LSWR.
The talks between the Crown Commissioners and the two railway companies dragged on for months and were complicated, as ever, by Eton College as well as by the views of various men of note in Parliament. Eventually the Commissioners managed to get the then enormous sum of £85,000 from the two companies. In return, the Commissioners agreed to allow through what was, in effect, a variation on the plans of the atmospheric railway route. The GWR was to build a branch on the revised route from Slough to Windsor, the LSWR would follow the route from Windsor to Staines.
from "Lost Railways of Berkshire" by Rupert Matthews
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One result of the bitter battle between the GWR and LSWR was that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert made it very clear to all concerned, and to the public, that they had absolutely no view on the matter at all. The business of a railway to Windsor was entirely in the hands of the Commissioners who managed the Windsor Estates. This led to the curious situation where eminent men on all sides voiced views as to what was convenient for Her Majesty, or what was inconvenient, with absolutely no way of finding out what the Queen thought herself.
This gave the railway companies their chance. The Commissioners were known to be keen to make dramatic improvements to the Castle and its surroundings to benefit the Royal Family and to make a visit more impressive for visiting foreign heads of state. They were also known to have virtually no money to pay for the desired works. It was the GWR that first suggested that it might be willing to make donations to help fund the work in return for the Commissioners support and permission for their line. The Commissioners took up the idea with enthusiasm, and promptly entered into similar negotiations with the LSWR.
The talks between the Crown Commissioners and the two railway companies dragged on for months and were complicated, as ever, by Eton College as well as by the views of various men of note in Parliament. Eventually the Commissioners managed to get the then enormous sum of £85,000 from the two companies. In return, the Commissioners agreed to allow through what was, in effect, a variation on the plans of the atmospheric railway route. The GWR was to build a branch on the revised route from Slough to Windsor, the LSWR would follow the route from Windsor to Staines.
from "Lost Railways of Berkshire" by Rupert Matthews
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June 27, 2014
Bridges over the River Wey in Surrey
Bridges over the River Wey in Surrey
Old Wey Bridge
New Wey Bridge
Weybridge Railway Bridge
Addlestone Railway Bridges (2)
Brooklands Bridge
Byfleet Bridge
Byfleet Mill Footbridge
M25 Bridge
Wisley Bridge
Walsham Lock Footbridge
Newark New Bridge
Prews Farm Footbridge
Cart Bridge
Broad Oak Bridge
Clay Lane Bridge
Wolking Road Bridge
A3 Bridge
A25 Bridge
Guildford Railway Bridge
Guildford Bridges (2)
Shalford Railway Bridge
Broadford Bridge
Tilthams Road Bridge
Cateshall Bridge
New Godalming Bridge
Old Godalming Bridge
Godalming Railway Bridge
Eashing Bridges (14th century)
Eashing New Bridge
Somerset Bridge (14th century)
Elstead Bridge (13th century)
Elstead New Bridge
Tilford Bridges (2) (both 14th century)
From "The Little Book of Surrey" by Rupert Matthews
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Old Wey Bridge
New Wey Bridge
Weybridge Railway Bridge
Addlestone Railway Bridges (2)
Brooklands Bridge
Byfleet Bridge
Byfleet Mill Footbridge
M25 Bridge
Wisley Bridge
Walsham Lock Footbridge
Newark New Bridge
Prews Farm Footbridge
Cart Bridge
Broad Oak Bridge
Clay Lane Bridge
Wolking Road Bridge
A3 Bridge
A25 Bridge
Guildford Railway Bridge
Guildford Bridges (2)
Shalford Railway Bridge
Broadford Bridge
Tilthams Road Bridge
Cateshall Bridge
New Godalming Bridge
Old Godalming Bridge
Godalming Railway Bridge
Eashing Bridges (14th century)
Eashing New Bridge
Somerset Bridge (14th century)
Elstead Bridge (13th century)
Elstead New Bridge
Tilford Bridges (2) (both 14th century)
From "The Little Book of Surrey" by Rupert Matthews
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