In 1771 a ferry was replaced with a wooden toll bridge designed (badly, apparently) by Henry Holland - shown in our image. The replacement bridge was begun in 1887 and opened in 1890.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Battersea Bridge
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Battersea Bridge
Crossing the River by Brian Cookson points out that the 18th of June was a br...
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Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
This company operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and several American states.
1 memorial
Whitechapel and Bow Railway
A former underground railway in East London, It was a joint venture between the District Railway and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. It is now entirely integrated into the London Undergro...
1 memorial
Greenwich Station
Located on the line between London and Dartford, it was originally part of the London and Greenwich Railway. It is also part of The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) extension to Lewisham which opened ...
1 memorial
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 1...
1 memorial
RMS Titanic Engineers
The team led by Chief Engineer Joseph Bell comprised 24 engineers, 6 electrical engineers, two boilermakers, a plumber and a clerk. When the ship foundered, they all (including those off-duty) stru...
1 memorial