Monument record 1288900000 - COOKHAM BRIDGE
Summary
Early nineteenth century toll bridge across the Thames at Cookham, built in 1840 and rebuilt in 1867
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (2)
- TOLL BRIDGE (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1947 AD)
- TOLL BRIDGE (19th Century - 1840 AD to 1867 AD)
Description
Cookham Bridge built in 1839 by the Cookham Bridge Company, replacing an earlier ferry. The timber bridge was 88m long and 4.9m wide and constructed by Mr Freebody to designs by George Treacher, for a cost of £4,224 and opened on 1st January 1840. In 1866-7 a new iron bridge was built by Pease, Hutchinson & Co Ltd of Darlington for an estimated cost of £2,520. The older bridge was demolished on 6th May 1867 and the new bridge opened on 1st July 1867, operating as a toll bridge until 1947 when the tolls were abolished by Berkshire County Council (B2-3).
Cookham Bridge features in Stanley Spencer's paintings 'Swan Upping at Cookham' of 1915-9, and 'Turk's Boatyard Cookham' of about 1931.
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C.
- <2>SBC24838 Bibliographic reference: Geoffrey Phillips. 1981. Thames Crossings. pp106,109.
- <3>SBC24839 Bibliographic reference: Chris Cove-Smith. 2006. The River Thames Book.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 89794 85615 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Nov 16 2025 11:16PM
