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The name " London Bridge " refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London since Roman times. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel.
The Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge was a bridge chapel built near the centre of "Old" London Bridge in the City of London and was completed by 1209. In 1548, during the Reformation, it was dissolved as a place of worship and soon afterwards converted to secular use. The building survived as a dwelling and warehouse until 1747 when the upper ...
Until the mid-18th century the Old London Bridge was the only crossing on the Thames in London. It was damaged in a major fire in 1633, but in the Great Fire of 1666, this damage acted as a firebreak and prevented the flames from further damaging the bridge and crossing to the south bank of the Thames. With its 19 narrow arches, it impeded ...
Even as word of the passing of the 96 year old ruler began to travel around the globe, a plan more than half a century in the works was already in action: Operation London Bridge, the official ...
Opened. August 1, 1831 (London) October 10, 1971 (Lake Havasu) Rebuilt. 1967–1971. Location. London Bridge is a bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. United States. When it was built in the 1830s, it spanned the River Thames in London, England. In 1968, the bridge was purchased from the City of London by Robert P. McCulloch.
St Magnus the Martyr, London Bridge, is a Church of England church and parish within the City of London. The church, which is located in Lower Thames Street near The Monument to the Great Fire of London, [ 1] is part of the Diocese of London and under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Fulham. [ 2] It is a Grade I listed building. [ 3]
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. [101] When Richard II was crowned in 1377, he led a procession from the Tower to Westminster Abbey.
Old London Bridge (1209) complete with its own street of houses is on the right with Southwark Cathedral next to its southern gatehouse. Old St Paul's Cathedral dominates the skyline. Little remains of London's medieval architecture due to the city's near-complete destruction in The Great Fire of 1666 but a few scattered survivors, as well as ...
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