Monument record 0803600000 - N of Maidenhead Bridge
Summary
Possible site of earlier bridge over River Thames at Maidenhead - Bridge opened to traffic 1777. It was built from portland stone by John Townsend of Oxford under the supervision of Sir Robert Taylor. It replaced an earlier medieval wooden bridge.
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Possible site of Medieval timber bridge over River Thames (DBC9944)
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Type and Period (1)
- BRIDGE (13th Century to 18th Century - 1200 AD? to 1799 AD?)
Description
Possible earlier alignment of bridge, about 20m to north of present bridge, suggested by 1st edition OS map (B1).
However F S Thaker makes reference to a medieval/post-medieval timber bridge situated 5 -10m downstream of the modern bridge. The earliest historical reference to the bridge is 1297. It was replaced by a stone bridge in 1776. [Detailed history] (B2).
Maidenhead Bridge. Opened to traffic in 1777. Built by John Townsend of Oxford to the design of and under supervision of Sir Robert Taylor. Grade I. (See list for details) (B3).
Maidenhead Bridge over the Thames 1772. Replaced a wooden bridge (B4).
Additional bibliography (B5 and B6).
NRHE insert 1998. Update 1997, 1998, 2003 (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC20549 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1882. 1882 1st edition OS 6-inch map (County Series: Bucks sheet 52). 1:10560.
- <2>SBC15055 Bibliographic reference: F S Thaker. 1920. The Thames Highway. 2 Volumes. Vol 2, pp329-334.
- <3>SBC28368 Unpublished document: 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest - Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 1983. p8.
- <4>SBC28369 Bibliographic reference: J M Richards. 1984. The National Trust Book of Bridges. p41.
- <5>SBC28370 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1966. The Buildings of England: Berkshire.
- <6>SBC28371 Serial: S E Rigold. 1975. Medieval archaeology : journal of the Society for Medieval Archaeology, vol 19 - 1975. p50.
- <7>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). HWT01/01 Centre for Oxfordshire Studies; BL12896A.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 9018 8138 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2025 3:02PM
