Albert Bridge
It was opened in 1873 and designed by Rowland Ordish. It was used by such a large number of people that it began to sway. However unlike the Millennium Bridge nothing structural was done to alter the bridge design. Instead a notice was erected saying:-
“All troops must break step when marching over this bridge”
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Battersea Bridge
This is probably the most beautiful bridge over the Thames. It is built of Cast Iron and Granite and connects Battersea in the south with Chelsea in the north. It was opened in 1885 and replaced the last wooden bridge over the Thames dating from 1771 |
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Putney Bridge
The original bridge consisting of 26 arches was built in 1729 and it was the first bridge to be built between Kingston and London Bridge. The present bridge was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and opened in 1886. It is the only bridge in Britain with a church at both ends - St. Marys, Putney in the south and All Saints, Fulham in the north. |
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Craven Cottage
The home of Fulham FC founded in 1879 and London's oldest senior club. The name comes from an 18th century cottage on the site that was burnt down in 1888. The statesman and poet Lord Lytton lived there in the 1840s. He is famous for such one liners as "The great unwashed" and "The pen is mightier than the sword" |
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Chiswick Bridge
It was built in 1933 of 3400 tons of Portland stone. It was one of 3 bridges across the Thames to be opened in that year. |
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Kew Bridge
Its official name is the Edward VII bridge after the person who opened it in 1903. It was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and is now a grade II listed building. |
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Brentford Ait
Ait and Eyot are 2 old English words meaning island that are used almost exclusively on the River Thames.
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