Kew Bridge is a wide-span bridge over the Tideway linking the London Boroughs of Richmond upon Thames and Hounslow. The present bridge, which was opened in 1903 as King Edward VII Bridge by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Cuthbert A Brereton. Historic England listed it at Grade II in 1983.
The current (third) Kew Bridge
The Town and Bridge of Kew, 1774
Stone plaque at the centre of the present bridge on its east side, confirming its history
Kew Pier is a few metres downstream of Kew Bridge
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council and is divided into nineteen wards. The population is 198,019 and the major settlements are Barnes, East Sheen, Mortlake, Kew, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton.
Richmond Park and the wider Richmond-upon-Thames from above
Hampton Court Palace
Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park
Douglas House in Petersham, which houses the German School London