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Westminster Bridge

Categories: Transport

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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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westminster Bridge

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Composed upon Westminster Bridge

William Wordsworth, 1770 - 1850 Composed upon Westminster Bridge, 3 September...

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Sheen milestone

The inscription seems to have been re-carved, incorrectly, at some point, int...

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Underground Electric Railways of London

Underground Electric Railways of London

The fore-runner of the London Underground system. The London Electric Railways Company (1910-33) was a subsidiary of UERL and managed the deep-level companies: the Baker Street and Waterloo Railwa...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway

The Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway

Formed through a merger of the Brompton and Piccadilly Circus and the Great Northern and Strand Railways. It is now part of the Piccadilly tube line.

Place, Transport

1 memorial
Southern Railway

Southern Railway

Formed by the amalgamation of several railway companies, including: London South Western Railway, London, Brighton & South Coast Railway and South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Southern Railwa...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
Jellicoe Express

Jellicoe Express

Officially 'The Euston to Thurso Naval Special' this was known as the Misery Express. From 1917 this Royal Navy train ran daily between London Euston and Thurso during both world wars. It was name...

Vehicle, Armed Forces, Transport, Scotland

1 memorial
Bentley Motor Car

Bentley Motor Car

Walter Owen Bentley (1888 - 1971), "W. O." to his friends, founded Bentley Motors Limited. The chassis for the first model (3 litres) was exhibited at the London Motor Show in October 1919. By Dece...

Vehicle, Engineering, Transport

2 memorials