Built 1739–50 by Swiss bridge engineer Charles Labelye. Until this was opened there was no bridge between Putney Bridge (1729) and London Bridge. Replaced with the current bridge opened on 24 May 1862. This was designed by Thomas Page but the Gothic detailing is by Sir Charles Barry.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westminster Bridge
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Composed upon Westminster Bridge
W. Somerset Maugham's novel Of Human Bondage (P654-5) contains a lovely descr...
Sheen milestone
The inscription seems to have been re-carved, incorrectly, at some point, int...
Other Subjects
Putney Bridge
The first bridge crossing the river here was constructed in wood and opened in November 1729. Badly damaged by a boat in 1870 it was repaired but then completely replaced, with the stone structure ...
High Speed 1
A high-speed railway link from London through Kent to the UK end of the Channel Tunnel. Officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and originally as the Union Railway or Continental Ma...
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
This company operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and several American states.
District Railway / Metropolitan District Railway
Formed to complete the 'inner circle' of the tube in London. This was effectively the southern section: Mansion House to Earl's Court and beyond. The tunnels were formed using the 'cut and cover'...
St Pancras Basin
Formerly known as the Midland Railway Basin (though we could find nothing under thatn name). Opened as a coal wharf. 1958 converted to a pleasure craft area. Now home to the St Pancras Cruising C...
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