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Structures next to Thames at Twickenham Road bridge

Does anybody know what these structures are, next to the Thames footpath at Richmond? This one is on the Surrey side of the Thames, in between the Richmond Road and Twickenham Rail bridges. There is one exactly opposite on the Middlesex bank of the Thames:They look like entrances to a tunnel across the Thames. I wonder if they are related to the bridges in some way? The Twickenham Railway bridge was built in 1848 and the Richmond Road bridge in 1933. The architecture of the structures look more 19th century, so maybe built at similar time to the railway bridge?What do you think?

Duncan Walker ● 6459d3 Comments

Thanks Jim. I walk past them frequently and I have always wondered what they were.

Duncan Walker ● 6459d

More to the point does anyone know what was wrong with the traffic in St. Margarets Road and other access points to the A316 this a.m.? The A316 was clear once you got on it but the rest - nightmare!!

Vanessa Smith ● 6459d

I believe they are the entrances to access shafts to a large water main under the Thames. JL

Jim Linwood ● 6459d

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