An original antique steel engraving circa 1840 mounted and ready to frame. Image size 18cms x 13cms approx. A wooden bridge is known to have existed since the 13th century downstream near Hampton Wick. A crucial link between Surrey & Middlesex. In 1848 Kingston Corporation completed a masonry bridge in Portland stone with 5 arches and a sixty foot span designed by Lapidge. The print was drawn by D.M. McKewen, the Scottish topographical artist.