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Hammersmith Bridge

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The original bridge was designed by William Tierney Clark, and was the first suspension bridge over the River Thames. By the 1870s, it became evident that it was not strong enough to support the volume of traffic going across it. The present bridge was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and opened by the Prince of Wales on 11th June 1887. In 'The Singing Detective' television serial of 1986, there is a recurring image of a lone figure standing on the bridge.

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Hammersmith Bridge

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Lieutenant Charles Campbell Wood

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The Bird Family

2019: The Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group tell us that this p...

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William Tierney Clark

Designer of the first Hammersmith Bridge, William Tierney Clark, 1783-1852, l...

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William Tierney Clark - Fulham Reach

William Tierney Clark 1783 - 1852 {Beneath Clark's portrait and a representat...

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Network SouthEast

Operated trains in London and the South East.

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1 memorial
Waterloo Bridge

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4 memorials
Leslie Green

Leslie Green

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W. F. Wise
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1 memorial
David Leys

David Leys

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1 memorial
Fawcett frieze - 19, Lansbury x 2

Fawcett frieze - 19, Lansbury x 2

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2 subjects commemorated
West India Docks - foundation stone

West India Docks - foundation stone

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5 subjects commemorated
London Salvage Corps

London Salvage Corps

EC4, Watling Street

We came across a reference to this HQ in the memoir “My Candle at Both Ends” by John Carveth Wells (1911 – 1946).  Aged 12 his mother too...

1 subject commemorated