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The Berry Hill Footbridge saga – and RBWM implications

Posted on November 22, 2023 by ecwlarcombe

The shortcomings in the Environment Agency design and construction that have led to the structural failure of the timber Berry Hill Footbridge over the Jubilee River in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.

Bearing in mind that there are 22 bridges in total, the Berry Hill Footbridge failure resulted in a Member Question at the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council Meeting on 21/11/2023.

The Member Question was as follows:  The construction of the Jubilee River by the Environment Agency over two decades ago resulted in more than twenty new or modified bridges.   Can you tell me please – how many of these bridges are now partially or wholly the responsibility of RBWM?

The YouTube video record on starts at 18.45 and lasts for 5 minutes.

 

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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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