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Westminster Bridge

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.

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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...

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Water Meeting Bridge

Place, Transport

1 memorial

South Eastern Railway Company

Originally formed as a line running from London to Dover. Branch lines were later added to other destinations in Kent. The company also operated a number of ships to the Continent. It was abolished...

Group, Transport

1 memorial

Sir Thomas Sopwith

Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Designed the Sopwith Camel. Aged 10 accidentally killed his father in a shooting accident. Expert ice skater and a legend in the yachting America's Cup. Born 92 C...

Person, Aviation, Engineering, Sport / Games, Transport

1 memorial

Ship Successe

Ship originally built as the Bradford. Referred to 4 times in Pepys' diary. Was in harbour from November 1658 and was paid off at a cost of £3228. Colonel John Birch and Sir Richard Browne were t...

Vehicle, Transport

1 memorial

City Road turnpike

From Geograph: This turnpike was merged into the Metropolitan Turnpike Trust by act of parliament and closed by the enactment of the Metropolis Roads Amendment Act 1863 (c.78). From 1 July 1864. S...

Building, Commerce, Transport

1 memorial

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Trollope & Colls Ltd

Construction firm. Formed in 1903 from the merger of George Trollope & Sons, and Colls & Sons. Acquired by Trafalgar House in 1969.

Group, Property

1 memorial

University of London

Group, Education

5 memorials

1st County of London (Middlesex Husrs.)

London unit which served in WW1.

Group, Armed Forces

1 memorial

Harrow Weald rail crash - mural panel

HA3, The Bridge

Part of an extensive mural created by Harrow Council and local schools, this panel is next to the bus stop.

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

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Lady Maud Hoare DBE

Wife of Sir Samuel Hoare, Viscount Templewood but achieved her DBE in her own right, by flying in 1927 a 12,000-mile round trip flight inaugurating the London-Cairo-Delhi air service, the first wom...

Person, Aviation

1 memorial