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4 days ago · This late 15th-century image is the earliest surviving non-schematic picture of the Tower of London. It shows the White Tower, the water-gate, and Old London Bridge in the background. When Richard II was crowned in 1377, he led a procession from the Tower to Westminster Abbey.
1 day ago · Though never beautiful or stately, London Bridge was one of those sights that visitors to the metropolis never forgot. There is no certain record of when the first London Bridge was built.
1 day ago · The records provide a picture not only of the work on the bridge itself, one of the biggest and surely the longest-running building project in London, but also of an organisation reacting to economic and administrative change over a very long period, and give much information on the life of London on and around the bridge.
2 days ago · The original bridge was built in 1926, connecting Old South to Downtown London. It’s estimated 12,000 vehicles a day use the bridge, along with countless pedestrians and cyclists.
3 days ago · The last stone was laid in November, 1747—eleven years and nine months, from the beginning of the construction.” (fn. 150) From 1810 onwards, but more particularly after the removal of old London Bridge in 1831 increased the scour of the river, Westminster Bridge began to show signs of decay.
4 days ago · Why Visit London Bridge? Historical Significance. London Bridge has a storied history dating back to Roman times. While the current London Bridge is a modern structure completed in 1973, it stands on the site of several previous bridges that have spanned the Thames for nearly 2,000 years.
Jun 27, 2024 · The flagship theatre of the London Theatre Company, the Bridge is London’s first theatre of scale to be added to London’s commercial theatre stock in eighty years. London Theatre Company commissioned the new theatre from architect Steve Tompkins and his colleague Roger Watts from Haworth Tompkins.
