{{Short description|Bridge in Berkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} thumb|Conway's Bridge [[File:Henryseymour.jpg|thumb|Henry Seymour Conway of Park Place, after whom the bridge is named]] '''Conway's Bridge''' (aka '''Conway Bridge'''<ref name="historic-england">{{cite web| url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000588 | title=Park Place, and Temple Combe | publisher=Historic England | website=historicengland.org.uk | location=UK | accessdate=3 March 2018 }}</ref> or the "'''Ragged Arch'''") is an ornamental rustic arched stone structure close to the River Thames on the estate of Park Place, Berkshire, England.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.berkshirehistory.com/villages/remenham.html | title=Remenham | publisher=Nash Ford Publishing | website=www.berkshirehistory.com | accessdate=10 June 2015 }}</ref>
The bridge was designed by Humphrey Gainsborough, brother of the artist Thomas Gainsborough, and built in 1763 using stones from the ruins of Reading Abbey. The architect was Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford.<ref name="historic-england" />
The bridge is named after Henry Seymour Conway (1721–1795), a former Governor of Jersey. Conway's Bridge still carries traffic on the road between Wargrave and Henley-on-Thames. It is Grade II listed.<ref name="historic-england" />
Conway's Bridge is built of "cyclopian" blocks, imitating rocks.<ref name="historic-england" /> It is around 375 meters south of a grotto and frames the river from the grotto such that the river seems to be immediately beyond the bridge. In reality, the River Thames is around 50 meters from the structure. Proceeding under the bridge from the grotto, there is access to an ornamental lawn by the river, screened from the road by mature trees. Nearby to the bridge, there is an early 19th-century boathouse on the river.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20091108045235/http://www.parkplaceschoolspage.co.uk/ppwebsite_002.htm Park Place School – History], Archive.org
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Category:1763 establishments in England Category:Bridges completed in 1763 Category:Bridges in Berkshire Category:Arch bridges in the United Kingdom Category:Stone bridges in England Category:Road bridges in England Category:Grade II listed bridges in England Category:Remenham
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