Reading Bridge has been added to the local list of protected structures just prior to its 100th anniversary.
The bridge was opened on October, 3, 1923, in the years after the incorporation of Caversham into Reading, with its presence allowing Caversham Bridge to be replaced in 1926.
At the council’s planning committee on September 6, Cllr Richard Davies (Labour, Thames) said: “It’s a very apt time to celebrate this structure which is much underrated feature of Reading.
“Not only is it very impressive and its structure, but the history of the bridge is also very much entwined with 20th century Reading in that the construction was part of the deal that brought Caversham into Reading in 1911.”
The application to add it to the list was made by Caversham and District Residents Association and Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee.
