Description and History of Site:-
The present Thames bridge of 1912-1921 replaced the original John Rennie bridge of 1814-1819 which had three spans. The current bridge was designed by Basil Mott of the engineers, Mott & Hay. Sir Ernest George designed the pierced turrets. It has 5 steel arches of 123', 131', 140', 131' and 123' on granite piers.
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Key Words :- bridge
Address :- London, Greater London, EC3
Grid Ref :- TQ 32379 80652
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.509299 , Long -0.093853
Local Authority :- City of London
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1385913, 1252452,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database
Grid Ref :- TQ 32379 80652
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.509299 , Long -0.093853
Local Authority :- City of London
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1385913, 1252452,
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database