Fast flow

Clattern Bridge is a scheduled ancient monument and dates back to 1293. The bridge that crosses the tiny tributary of Hogsmill is one of the oldest recorded bridges in the south of England and is of particular historical and architectural interest. The medieval name ‘Claterynbrugge’ is thought to have been descriptive of the sound of Horses crossing the bridge on the way to the busy Kingston Marketplace. The stone arches on the downstream section of the bridge are the oldest part of the bridge which until Victorian times was only 8 feet wide.



Today we took some children to the Rose theatre in Kingston for a dance performance with other schools (they did brilliantly!!). After lunch we took them for a little walk to get some fresh air. Both the hogs mill river and the Thames which it flows into were flowing extremely fast after last nights heavy rain.

Happy Friday !!