VIEW OF THE REMAINS OF THE OLDER BLACKFRIARS RAILWAY BRIDGE
They formed part of the original railway bridge, built at this point across the Thames in 1864, when the London Chatham Dover Railway was extended across the Thames to what was then St Paul's Station.
The railway bridge was designed by Joseph Cubitt, who was also redesigning the railway bridge next door, and was a very ornate design. It was only four tracks wide, so just 20 years later, the second railway bridge was built next to it to increase capacity to St Paul's Station.
In 1923, suburban railway services began to terminate at Waterloo and the St Paul's Bridge was rarely used. In 1985, the old bridge was declared too weak to support modern trains, and was removed — but the supports were left. They were used as platforms for equipment in the recent rebuilding of Blackfriars station.
they originally existed in rows of three . The third pillar in each row was absorbed into supporting the new bridge when it was built.
VIEW OF THE REMAINS OF THE OLDER BLACKFRIARS RAILWAY BRIDGE
They formed part of the original railway bridge, built at this point across the Thames in 1864, when the London Chatham Dover Railway was extended across the Thames to what was then St Paul's Station.
The railway bridge was designed by Joseph Cubitt, who was also redesigning the railway bridge next door, and was a very ornate design. It was only four tracks wide, so just 20 years later, the second railway bridge was built next to it to increase capacity to St Paul's Station.
In 1923, suburban railway services began to terminate at Waterloo and the St Paul's Bridge was rarely used. In 1985, the old bridge was declared too weak to support modern trains, and was removed — but the supports were left. They were used as platforms for equipment in the recent rebuilding of Blackfriars station.
they originally existed in rows of three . The third pillar in each row was absorbed into supporting the new bridge when it was built.