Gatehampton Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the Great Western Main line over the River Thames in Lower Basildon , Berkshire, England. It takes the line between the stations at Goring and Streatley and Pangbourne, and crosses the Thames on the reach between Whitchurch Lock and Goring Lock.
This brick built arched bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1838, who also built the Moulsford Railway Bridge which we passed during this trip.
Brunel was a chain smoker, but instead of smoking cigarettes he smoked 40 cigars a day, it is no wonder he died at the tender age of 53 .He is buried in the churchyard in the family grave at Kensal Green, along with a string of other celebrities such as Charles Babbage-the Father of Computing, and the playwrights Harold Pointer and Terence Rattigan. Freddie Mercury’s body was cremated at the same cemetery.
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