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Sonning Bridge (Berkshire)

Description: Sonning Bridge is a bridge across the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire. It is a beautiful historic brick arch bridge ... more

Sonning Bridge (Berkshire) ... completed in 1775, to replace a wooden bridge built in 1604. It links Sonning (Berkshire) with Sonning Eye (Oxfordshire). A stone marker at the centre of the bridge is marked "B | O" with the vertical line indicating the exact boundary down the middle of the river. This is an ancient border which used to be between Wessex and Mercia.

Newest Review: ... by the red glow of hundreds of tail-lights. What should theoretically be a fifteen minute drive to my new job is an ordeal, ... more

... usually lasting well over an hour as hundreds of commuters compete to cross that single lane bridge. The road leading in to Sonning has nothing to offer in terms of view, the sparse winter hedgerow straggles along, almost blocking the light until the first glimpse of the unsightly Sonning Works. The only sight to break this monotony is the long term landmark of the half eaten deer carcass which we aim to pass by 7.36am on a good day. I use the time wisely, making sure to fully apply my makeup and trying to...more

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	Reading Sonning Bridge 1933 Berkshire RP ref c6743	£ 2.50	Postage & Packaging: £ 0.80 Availability: refer to shop website
	Reading Sonning Bridge 1947 Berkshire RP ref c6746	£ 2.50	Postage & Packaging: £ 0.80 Availability: refer to shop website

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Sonning Bridge (Berkshire): *********** Bridge of Sighs ********* (1119 words)
by malibu_jenny - written on 28/11/06 (Very useful, 170 readings)
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This may seem an unlikely subject to write about, but brace yourself for an impassioned review. I am not going to tell you how lovely and quaint Sonning Bridge is. I will not suggest that you go and see it. I want it REPLACED WITH A MOTORWAY. When The Boyfriend first asked me out in his sweet shy way, he suggested going to the cinema (he has however, refused to go since.). He picked me up on a warm September evening and we went on a twilight drive to our nearest cinema some way away. The route to the cinema passes through Sonning, a beautifully unspoilt village with multi-million pound houses and the Thames breathing life in to it, much as it does ...

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