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All Saints Church was consecrated in 1835, while Marlow's famous suspension bridge was completed in 1832. It had replaced a wooden one that collapsed four years earlier; a weight restriction of 3 tonnes should prevent a recurrence. The bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, who used a similar design for a larger bridge spanning the Danube between Buda and Pest in Hungary.
Author: Q Barrett