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London gets a bridge |
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| London Bridge, by Farington, 1790 Guildhall Library More Images
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A bridge is opened at Westminster |
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1750 |
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| Westminster Bridge, by Farington, 1789 Guildhall Library
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Robert Mylne completes his new bridge at Blackfriars |
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1769 |
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| Blackfriars Bridge under construction, 1766 Guildhall Library More Images
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Richmond Bridge opens, costing a halfpenny to walk across |
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1777 |
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| Richmond Bridge, c.1850 Guildhall Library
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Kew's second bridge is opened |
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1789 |
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| 'Old Kew Bridge', watercolour by Macdonald, 1897 Guildhall Library
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Telford proposes a bold new London Bridge |
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1800 |
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| Telford's design for London Bridge, 1800 Guildhall Library
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London's first iron bridge is completed at Vauxhall |
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1816 |
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| Vauxhall Bridge, 1820 Guildhall Library
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John Rennie's new bridge commemorates a recent victory |
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1817 |
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| Waterloo Bridge, 1817 Guildhall Library
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John Rennie completes a cast-iron bridge with the world's longest span |
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c. 1819 |
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| Southwark Bridge, by Westall, c.1828 Guildhall Library
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London's first suspension bridge opens at Hammersmith |
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1827 |
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| Hammersmith Bridge, 1828 Guildhall Library
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Old London Bridge is demolished |
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1831 |
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Brunel's suspension bridge serves Hungerford market |
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1845 |
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| Hungerford Bridge, by Shepherd, 1854 Guildhall Library
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Chelsea Bridge opens, designed by Thomas Page |
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c. 1858 |
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| Chelsea Bridge, c.1860 Guildhall Library
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A tightrope walker crosses the Thames and draws the crowds |
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1861 |
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| The 'female Blondin' above Battersea Bridge, 1861 Guildhall Library
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A suspension bridge is completed at Lambeth |
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1861 |
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| 'Old Lambeth Bridge', watercolour by Macdonald, 1906 Guildhall Library
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The Hungerford Railway Bridge brings trains to Charing Cross Station |
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c. 1864 |
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| Hungerford Railway Bridge, watercolour, c.1870 Guildhall Library
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A railway bridge brings trains to Cannon Street |
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1866 |
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| Cannon Street Railway Bridge, by Crowther, 1892 Guildhall Library
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Proposals are put forward for a new bridge near the Tower |
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1876 |
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| Design for a low-level Tower Bridge, by Barnett, 1876 Guildhall Library
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Tower Bridge is opened |
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1894 |
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| Tower Bridge, by C.F. Kell, c.1894 Guildhall Library
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