London Bridge

London Bridge

Four stone bridges have spanned the Thames at this point. The first was built in about 1210 and lasted right through the medieval period. This was the one that had the spikes and is shown in some d...

Building, Transport, USA

25 memorials
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

5,635 members of the staff of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co. who joined the forces of the Crown during the war of 1914 – 1918 gave their lives for victory in that great struggle t...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

men and women of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

The building in which some of these people worked is nearby. 1934 Euston House was built on what is now Eversholt Street as the headquarters of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Designed by...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
London Road Car Company

London Road Car Company

Former public transport company. It eventually amalgamated with the London General Omnibus Company and Vanguard Motorbus Company. Maps are normally very helpful with buildings like this but this b...

Group, Transport

1 memorial
London & South Western Railway

London & South Western Railway

Initially named London and Southampton Railway it connected all the way to Plymouth into a London terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended in 1848 to terminate at the new station Waterloo. L&am...

Group, Transport

2 memorials
London steam carriage

London steam carriage

Londonist have a piece on this early manifestation of the car and steam locomotive, rolled into one.

Vehicle, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
London Wall (the road)

London Wall (the road)

Runs from Aldersgate Street to Old Broad Street and for most of that length it is a dual carriageway. Patrick Abercrombie's radical post-war plans for London included a number of ring roads,most of...

Place, Transport

1 memorial
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