London Bridges
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PUZZLE 3 - answers London Bridges |
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Could you match the features with the correct bridge?
| Tower Bridge took 13 years to build (1881-1894) | |
| London Bridge stood for over 600 years (12th century - 1832) | |
| The correct name for Cannon Street railway bridge is Alexandra Bridge | |
| Southwark Bridge is Little Dorrit's 'Iron Bridge' | |
| Millennium Bridge was intended to be a 'blade of light' | |
| Blackfriars Bridge was officially William Pitt Bridge | |
| Waterloo Bridge was constructed mainly by women (built 1937-42) | |
| Hungerford Bridge utilises piers designed by IK Brunel | |
| Westminster Bridge was opened by a 25 gun salute at 3:45am | |
| Lambeth Bridge is decorated with pineapples | |
| Vauxhall Bridge is decorated with 8 bronze figures | |
| Grosvenor Bridge carries the railway to/from Victoria Station | |
| Chelsea Bridge was built on a Roman battle site | |
| Albert Bridge instructs troops to break step when crossing | |
| Battersea Bridge was the subject of paintings by Whistler | |
| Wandsworth Bridge carries the A217 | |
| Fulham railway bridge was designed by William Jacomb (Brunel's assistant) | |
| Putney Bridge has water mains running under the footway | |
| Hammersmith Bridge was targeted by the IRA | |
| Barnes Bridge was built for the London & South Western Railway | |
| Chiswick Bridge is the finishing point of the Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race | |
| Kew Bridge was opened by Edward VII in 1903 | |
| Twickenham Bridge is just upstream of Richmond Lock | |
| Richmond Bridge is the oldest bridge still in use (1777) | |
| The 12th century remains of Kingston Bridge are now within a department store (John Lewis) | |
| Hampton Court Bridge was originally a Chinoiserie style wooden bridge |
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Most of the information came from the London Encylopaedia by Weinreb & Hibbert
There is a publication 'Bridge by Bridge Through London' by Tony Waters and a book 'Crossing the River' by Brian Cookson
The Port of London website has a page on London's Bridges. [click here]