London Bridge, any of several successive structures spanning the River Thames between Borough High Street in Southwark and King William Street in the City of London. The Old London Bridge of nursery rhyme fame dates from 1176, when Peter of Colechurch, a priest and chaplain of St. Mary’s of Colechurch, began construction of the foundation.
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- The remains of the bridge, as sketched by William Alfred Delamotte on 30 March 1832. The Demolition of Old London Bridge, 1832, Guildhall Gallery, London.
- The first major London Bridge, now known as the Old London Bridge, was completed in 1209 and lasted more than six centuries.
- For much of its existence, what we now call Old London Bridge was overloaded with housing, shops, chapels and even a palace.
- The houses were fully demolished by 1761 and the bridge itself was taken down in 1831 after New London Bridge had finished construction.
- Old London Bridge, lined with rickety-looking wooden houses, was by far the longest inhabited bridge in Europe, with the homes of more than 500 people...
- Old London Bridge Antiquated, in a run down state, and at 600 years old, the old bridge had reached its self by date and was demolished in…
- Learn about the original Old London Bridge, the stone arch New London Bridge, and the current bridge of concrete.
- If you are near the Cadogan Terrace entrance to the park, your seat of choice may well be, not only 250 years old, but also part of the old London Bridge.
- However, by the beginning of the 18th century, the medieval London Bridge was dilapidated and was considered old fashioned.
- The plaque on the wall of St Magnus remembering it as the approach to Old London Bridge. A very brief history of the church.
