Henley Bridge

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Henley Bridge is a five-arched stone bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It replaced an earlier wooden bridge, the foundations of which can be seen in the basement of the Henley Royal Regatta headquarters.

Leander Club, the leading rowing club in the United Kingdom is also close to the bridge on the Berkshire side. On the Oxfordshire (Henley) side are the Angel on the Bridge riverside public house and the Red Lion Hotel, an old coaching inn. St Mary the Virgin, the main civic church in Henley with its tower dominating the view, is also close by.

The bridge links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill (designated the A4130) leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill.

Sculptures of Isis and Tamesis by Anne Seymour Damer are at the top of the central arch on each side of the bridge. The original models for these can be seen in the Henley Gallery at the nearby River and Rowing Museum.

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• Keystones:[1] &[2] — photographs from the Courtauld Institute of Art