Chinese Bridge at Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

            The Chinese Bridge at Godmanchester near Huntingdon is Grade II*-listed  and a local landmark. It spans a mill stream on the River Great Ouse and is, as the name suggests, built in an ostensibly Chinese style. The original was constructed in 1827 to designs by the Irish-American architect James Gallier. A wooden span was replaced with a replica by the local council in 1960.

The origins of the bridge are somewhat unusual. "Chinese Chippendale" had been a fashion of the mid-18th century, a time when the town was building a mansion for the Receiver General of Huntingdonshire by the river. Island Hall had included a rather smaller Chinese bridge, linking it to an ornamental island. It seems likely that this served as the inspiration for the public bridge several decades later – its white timbers are also in the Chinese Chippendale style.

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Taken in: UK / England / Huntingdonshire / Godmanchester (show map)

Taken on: February 18, 2024

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