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PowerPoint – Ashford Lane and Black Potts images

Posted on August 31, 2025September 1, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

In July 2025 I created a Power Point presentation to both record and display the Ashford Lane and Black Potts footbridge images that I had available at the time.  The presentation was first shown to Datchet Parish Council.  Sorry – no commentary or supporting text yet – but maybe later.  Both of these timber footbridges are now closed for the foreseeable future and I am certain that there are others just waiting to be added to the list.

Prepare to be shocked – then please follow the link below:

2025-07-23 Ashford Lane and Black Potts

Close examination of the images leaves a number of serious and unanswered questions about the design, material selection, construction, inspection and maintenance of these structures.

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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