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This shows the "old bridge" across the River Wye between Chepstow (Monmouthshire, Wales) to the left and Tutshill (Gloucestershire, England) to the right. The cast iron bridge dates from 1816 and was designed by John Rastrick. It comprises five cast-iron arches carried on stone piers and has a central span of 112 ft. It succeeded a number of wooden predecessors which had been built on or near the same site since at least 1228, and possibly much earlier. The Monmouthshire half of the bridge was rebuilt as four stone arches in 1785, but the Gloucestershire half remained timber until 1815 when rebuilding of the whole bridge was begun to the overall plans of John Rennie, as modified by Rastrick. The tidal range on the Wye at this point is up to 15m. (50 ft.), one of the highest in the world.

ghmyrtle said:

This shows Bridge Street, which slopes down from the town centre towards the castle (behind the houses on the left) and the bridge and former port on the River Wye. The houses here were built in the early 19th century.

ghmyrtle said:

This shows the Parish and Priory Church of St Mary, founded in the 11th century but much extended and modified later, the main Norman feature being the entrance archway (not visible in this photo).