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| 1800 |
| | Telford proposes a bold new London Bridge | |
| | Telford's design for London Bridge, 1800 Guildhall Library
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| 1816 |
| | London's first iron bridge is completed at Vauxhall | |
| | Vauxhall Bridge, 1820 Guildhall Library
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| 1817 |
| | John Rennie's new bridge commemorates a recent victory, over Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 | |
| | Waterloo Bridge, 1817 Guildhall Library
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| c. 1819 |
| | John Rennie completes a cast-iron bridge with the world's longest span, crossing the Thames at Vauxhall | |
| | Southwark Bridge, by Westall, c.1828 Guildhall Library
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| 1826 |
| | Scottish engineer Thomas Telford completes two suspension bridges in Wales, at Conwy and over the Menai Strait | |
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| 1827 |
| | London's first suspension bridge opens at Hammersmith | |
| | Hammersmith Bridge, 1828 Guildhall Library
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| 1831 |
| | Old London Bridge is demolished after more than six centuries, ending the chance of frost fairs on the Thames | |
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| 1845 |
| | Brunel's suspension bridge serves Hungerford market | |
| | Hungerford Bridge, by Shepherd, 1854 Guildhall Library
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| c. 1858 |
| | Chelsea Bridge opens, designed by Thomas Page | |
| | Chelsea Bridge, c.1860 Guildhall Library
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| 1861 |
| | A suspension bridge is completed at Lambeth | |
| | 'Old Lambeth Bridge', watercolour by Macdonald, 1906 Guildhall Library
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