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Walton Bridge
{{distinguish|Walton Bridge (Keene, New York)|Bailey Bridge (Walton on Trent)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox Bridge
|bridge_name= Walton Bridge
|image=Walton Bridge - Aug 2013.JPG
|caption= Walton Bridge<br>''(taken in Summer 2013 from upstream)''
|official_name= 
(contracted; show full)mbers tangent to a circle of 100 feet [[diameter]]" and was built so that a single timber could be extracted and repaired without disturbing the rest of the bridge.<ref>Fred. S. Thacker ''The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs'' 1920 - republished 1968 David & Charles</ref> [[Old Walton Bridge]] was completed in August 1750 and acquired some fame, meriting an article in the [[Gentleman's Magazine]], a report in [[Daniel Defoe]]'s Tour in 1753 and a 
[[painting]] by [[Canaletto]] in 1754.  The painting, which shows the [[rococo]]-style of this bridge, is in [[Dulwich Picture Gallery]].<ref>[http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/ Old Walton Bridge - Canaletto]</ref>

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The timber structure stood approximately 33 years, that is, until 1783. A report on the condition of the bridge in 1778 suggested that decay in the wooden frame made it unsuitable for use and it was dismantled five years later.<ref name=robbins/>

==Second bridge==
[[File:Turner-Walton-Bridges.jpg|thumb|right|Second Bridge &mdash; ''Walton Bridges'' by J. M. W. Turner]]

The second bridge made of stone (and internally of brick) was permitted, with additional tolls, under an 
[[Act of Parliament]] obtained by the nephew of Mr Dicker, Dicker Sanders and designed by [[James Paine (architect)|James Paine]], whose bridge [[Chertsey Bridge]] still stands.<ref name=malden/> This was opened in 1788.  This bridge inspired three paintings by [[J.M.W. Turner|Turner]] in 1805 of different scenes featuring the bridge following some sketches which have also been preserved; most of these works are kept by the [[Tate Gallery]] <ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-the-thames-near-walton-brid(contracted; show full)[[Category:Bridges completed in 1788]]
[[Category:Rebuilt buildings and structures in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Former toll bridges in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1788 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 2013]]
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<small>This page was moved from [[:en:Walton Bridge]]. Its edit history can be viewed at [[Walton Bridge/edithistory]]</small></noinclude>