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Ashford Lane footbridge (collapsed into the Jubilee River))

Posted on September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 by ecwlarcombe

The Jubilee River has some footbridges constructed in timber about 25 years ago.  At least three are rotten and consequently closed.  Here I take a closer look at the Ashford Lane timber footbridge (number 10) in its collapsed state.

Is the footbridge collapsed?  No debate needed here

Another view

Is the timber rotten?  I think so!

An interesting view of a joint?  Where is the wood?

The footbridge is currently barriered off.  Please stay away.

WHO CONSTRUCTED THESE BRIDGES?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE BRIDGES?

GUESS WHO WILL BE PAYING?

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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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