EricP2x
London Bridge
London Bridge in its latest and without the doubt the ugliest incarnation. It was built in 1973 and replaced John Rennie's 1831 bridge which in turn replaced the old medieval and perhaps the most iconic bridge of all. Before that there were a whole succession of bridges on this spot (more or less) going back all the way to the Roman days. In 1834 workmen working on the north side of the Thames shore, close to the bridge, found a bronze head. It turned out to be a head from a large Roman statue portraying emperor Hadrian. It is in The British Museum now. The massive skyscraper under construction is Rafael Vinoly's 20 Fenchurch Street, while the small Classical building is Fishmongers' Hall built in 1834 and which contains the dagger with which Lord Mayor Walworth killed Wat Tyler in 1381. Lots of history in this tiny part of London.
London Bridge
London Bridge in its latest and without the doubt the ugliest incarnation. It was built in 1973 and replaced John Rennie's 1831 bridge which in turn replaced the old medieval and perhaps the most iconic bridge of all. Before that there were a whole succession of bridges on this spot (more or less) going back all the way to the Roman days. In 1834 workmen working on the north side of the Thames shore, close to the bridge, found a bronze head. It turned out to be a head from a large Roman statue portraying emperor Hadrian. It is in The British Museum now. The massive skyscraper under construction is Rafael Vinoly's 20 Fenchurch Street, while the small Classical building is Fishmongers' Hall built in 1834 and which contains the dagger with which Lord Mayor Walworth killed Wat Tyler in 1381. Lots of history in this tiny part of London.