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Where the Water Divides Us: Oxford, UK
A high-angle perspective from the steps of the historic Devil's Backbone footbridge looking down across Hinksey Lake, Oxford, as a lone cyclist prepares to cross.
The path itself dates back to at least 1814, originating as an elevated gravel causeway built to allow villagers to walk across the marshy floodplains between South Hinksey and Grandpont. When the railway arrived in 1844, it bisected the path, prompting the construction of pedestrian footbridges over the tracks. The iron and wood-slatted bridge pictured here crosses Hinksey Lake—a body of water created by 19th-century railway gravel extraction.
Where the Water Divides Us: Oxford, UK
A high-angle perspective from the steps of the historic Devil's Backbone footbridge looking down across Hinksey Lake, Oxford, as a lone cyclist prepares to cross.
The path itself dates back to at least 1814, originating as an elevated gravel causeway built to allow villagers to walk across the marshy floodplains between South Hinksey and Grandpont. When the railway arrived in 1844, it bisected the path, prompting the construction of pedestrian footbridges over the tracks. The iron and wood-slatted bridge pictured here crosses Hinksey Lake—a body of water created by 19th-century railway gravel extraction.