Skinner's Bridge, Stanton Harcourt

HC Deb 22 July 1946 vol 425 cc285-6W

Sir G. Fox

asked the Minister of Transport why the Thames Conservancy have been allowed to remove Skinners Bridge at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire.

Mr. Barnes

I am informed that in 1944 Skinner's footbridge, which was originally constructed by the Thames Conservancy in 1881, was in a defective condition and liable to fall into the river. As the bridge was a danger to navigation and to the persons who used it, the Conservators decided to remove it. The removal was effected in April, 1945. The Conservators do not accept liability for the reinstatement of the bridge.