Medley Footbridge is a
pedestrian bridge across the
River Thames
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near the village of
Binsey in
Oxford
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,
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. It is also known as Rainbow Bridge, although there is
another bridge of that name in the
University Parks
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in Oxford.
The bridge bears a plaque with a misspelling which apparently gave rise to a third name, the 'Subscription Bridge':
A second plaque, using the name Rainbow Bridge, records its restoration in 1997.
The bridge joins the west bank of the river to
Fiddler's Island in the stream. There is another bridge linking the island to the east bank, just above the point at which the
Castle Mill Stream diverges to the east of the navigable channel. The name Medley for the west bank of the Thames at this point designates the 'middle island' between
Osney and
Binsey.
[Davies. ''A Towpath Walk in Oxford'', p. 78.]
See also
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Crossings of the River Thames
References
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Bridges completed in 1865
1865 establishments in England
Pedestrian bridges across the River Thames
Bridges in Oxford
Arch bridges in the United Kingdom