prehistoric bridge 15, 144
Vauxhall Bridge (new)
heroic sculptures 148
LCC design 148
opening 149
Second World War temporary bridge 150
Vauxhall Bridge (old)
Act 144–6
James Walker design 146
proposal for (1860) 144
Vauxhall Gardens 144–6
Victoria I 38, 39, 40, 60, 132, 134, 179, 235–7, 289
Walker, James 146–7, 177
Walpole, Horace 25, 27, 33, 53
Walpole, Robert 25, 97–8, 162
Wandsworth Bridge 84, 94, 105, 111–14
Acts 112
rebuilt by LCC 113
Waterloo Bridge 18, 76, 83–4, 127, 136, 142, 195, 201–21
in art 211
crime and suicides 211–12
film 212
Waterloo Bridge (new)
construction 217
Georgi Markov murder 220–1
Gilbert Scott design 215–16
Kingsway underpass 220
opening 218
Waterloo Bridge (old)
bridge renamed following Battle of Waterloo 207–8
campaign to save 213–14
construction 206–7
LCC decision to demolish 214
opening 208–9
problems with tolls 209–10
remains 219
Rennie design 204–5
and Strand Bridge Act 204
watermen 16–17, 37–8, 45, 75, 96, 102, 118, 122, 145, 148, 164, 166, 173, 204, 225–6, 234, 254, 256, 271–2, 280
Westminster Bridge 16–17, 38, 52, 91, 132–3, 147, 153–4, 156, 160–82, 235
Boudicca statue 180
Coade Lion 180
Roman crossing 162–3
Westminster Bridge (new)
decision to rebuild 177
Thomas Page and Charles Barry design 178
Westminster Bridge (old)
Act (1736) 165
in art 174–5
construction problems 172
crimes and suicides 176–7
Labelye appointment 168
Labelye design 170
lottery 166–7
opening 174
pier collapses 171–2
proposal (1664) 163–4
Wordsworth sonnet 175–6
Wheeler, E.P. 113, 136
Whistler, James McNeill 109, 115, 122
William III and Mary 153, 173
William IV 284
Windham, William 26–8
Wren, Christopher 167–8, 185, 206, 215, 224, 227, 235, 263
About the Author
Brian Cookson is a former computer consultant who since 1993 has worked as a London tourist guide and lecturer on the capital’s history. He is also the author of London’s Waterside Walks.
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