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| Recognising Tonbridge Feature |
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| Kent Invicta Horse |
Lots of you recognised this one and so there are too many of you to name. It is of course the White Horse of Kent or Kent Invicta Horse on both the Big and Little Bridge. At my last count there were 26 on the Big Bridge and 8 on Little Bridge.
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| Big Bridge Tonbridge |
If you look closely above the Invicta Horse, the makers of the ironwork can be read. Gray Brothers were the Tonbridge company who made the intricate and beautiful railings in their Avebury Avenue foundry in 1887. The site of the former workshop was approximately where the Adult Education building now stands. I wonder what remnants are left below the building.
Next time you cross either of the bridges stop to look at the railings as often we are so used to our surroundings we simply don't notice how stunning they are, and the added bonus is that they were made in Tonbridge by Tonbridge men.
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| River Walk - Big Bridge |
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