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Twickenham, The Footbridge To Eel Pie Island c.1960
Photo ref: T91036
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More about this scene

The island ferry was largely superseded by the construction of Snappers footbridge in 1957. The main channel of the Thames is on the Surrey side of Eel Pie Island.

Memories of Twickenham, the Footbridge to Eel Pie Island c1960

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Twickenham, The Footbridge To Eel Pie Island c.1960

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The footbridge over to Eel Pie Island did not open until 9th February 1957, when folk were invited to a "Grand Gala Opening Night - A Three Band Session" at Eel Pie Island Jazz Club. They were treated to Cy Laurie, Bill Brunskill's Jazzmen and The Alpha Jazzmen Many thanks for the information - we will update our database to read c1960. Ed.