The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Staines Bridge
River Thames (Body of Water), England
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Staines Bridge is a road bridge running in a south-west to north-east direction across the River Thames in Surrey. It is on the modern A308 road and links the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede at Staines-upon-Thames and Egham Hythe.
The bridge crosses the Thames on the reach between Penton Hook Lock and Bell Weir Lock, and is close to and upstream of the main mouth of the River Colne, a tributary. The bridge carries the Thames Path across the river. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staines_Bridge Print Sources linked to this location: Subject of discourse or work of art - British curiosities in nature and art exhibiting an account of natural and artificial rareties, both ancient and modern, ... And an appendix, concerning the posts, markets, and their fairs.
Visited - Geschichte der Deutschen in England von den ersten germanischen ansiedlungen in Britannien bis zum ende des 18. jahrhunderts..