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Getting there: Westminster Tube Circle, District and Jubilee lines is a few metres across the street from it, otherwise several buses cross it. What you see from Westminster Bridge : You also get great views of the London Eye ferris wheel across the river, and south towards Millbank and, beyond, one of the most rapidly changing parts of London.

The river used to be crossed by a horse ferry powered by a team of horses on a treadmill , and the first bridge was opened in This was less than successful, and replaced by the current bridge was opened in Otherwise buses 3, 77, 87 and C10 all cross the Bridge and stop close by. Lambeth Palace, is on the right east bank of the river.

The present bridge dates from the s, and replaced one built almost a century earlier. Dusk is the best time to see it, and the riverside path in Battersea Park is the best place from which you can view it. What you see from Chelsea Bridge: Battersea Power Station, surrounded by a forest of construction cranes at the time of writing, is just to the east, beyond the adjacent railway bridge.

The view up the river to the Albert Bridge is well worth the journey. Albert Bridge, which is considerably closer to the heart of Chelsea than Chelsea Bridge, is a strong contender for the most beautiful bridge in London accolade. The Albert Bridge is especially beautiful at twilight, when its hundreds of lights twinkle and reflect in the river.

Getting there: The bus from Victoria station stops next to the bridge. It continues to Battersea, Clapham Junction, terminating at Roehampton. What you see from Albert Bridge : the bridge is the star of the show here, but there are also views across to Chelsea.

The wooden original was built in and replaced by the stone structure you now see in the late 19 th century. What you see from there: The most obvious sights are the London and Thames Rowing Clubs, on the left as you look upriver. The area is popular with Londoners heading to the riverside pubs for a drink, especially in summer, like nearby Barnes.

Hammersmith Bridge is off the beaten path London, close to the busy, traffic-clogged suburb of the same name but very different in feel. This stately suspension bridge is a wonderful discovery, and has recently been closed to traffic. A visit there is one of our favourite things to do in West London , very much worth it if you have the time or are staying nearby. One of the real hidden gems of London.

The west London suburb of Barnes was once a small village, and it was decided to build a railway bridge there in the s as part of a branch line to Hounslow. The original was completed in and a second adjacent bridge added due to concerns over the original structure. There is also a footbridge across the river, with great views along the riverfront and several Barnes pubs, and one of the best things to do in west London is to sit outside one of them of an evening in the warmer months.

The present — and third — bridge at Kew was completed in , replacing an earlier structure by John Paine, architect of the gorgeous Richmond Bridge see below. Its replacement is handsome, with three long stone arches spanning the river.

It links Brentford to the north with Kew Green to the south, and Kew Pier — from which Thames boat trips depart — is on the Kew side of the river. Getting there : Kew Bridge railway station is a 5-minute walk from Kew Bridge station.

Buses 65 and cross the bridge. One of the most graceful bridges over the Thames, Richmond Bridge was built in the s and is the oldest surviving bridges of London after the removal of the original London Bridge structure to Arizona. The bridge still retains its original Victorian gas lamps, albeit with electric lights. Richmond Bridge is on a particularly beautiful stretch of the river, with parks either side and some pubs, cafes and restaurants close by, some with river views. Although it looks medieval, the bridge is actually Victorian and opened in All done: Tower Bridge, now complete, has swapped its chocolate brown Victorian paint job for a cheerful blue and cream one.

Striking: Although Waterloo Bridge dominates the background of this photo, it was taken to chart the construction of the Metropolitan Line. Beautiful: This photograph of Hammersmith Bridge was taken by Sandra Flett, a photographer who lived most of her life in nearby Chiswick. Similar: Hammersmith Bridge appears to have changed very little and this photo even shows that the prominent houseboats in the first picture remain in place. At 1, feet long, the bridge was, at the time, one of the longest suspension bridges ever built, although Brunel, who was already working on several other projects when he took on the Hungerford Bridge work, appeared less than enthused by the project.

If done it will add to my stock of irons. Despite his lacklustre approach to the work, his bridge proved hugely successful but was later deemed inadequate to meet the demands of the newly opened Charing Cross Station by South Eastern Railway, who purchased it in The replacement, designed by Sir John Hawkshaw, opened in and was built using wrought iron lattice girders, which provided a more stable route in and out of Charing Cross station for the heavy iron steam trains then in their heyday.

Eventful though its history is, Hungerford Bridge isn't the only bridge to have made its mark on the capital. Another that appears in several incarnations in the exhibition is London Bridge which has been demolished and rebuilt no fewer than five times, most recently in The very first bridge on the site was the work of the Romans who used it outflank the Britons waiting upriver at the main ford in AD70 and paved the way for the addition of England and Wales, Britannia as it was known to the Romans, to the Roman Empire.

Later versions included a wooden bridge that was badly damaged during fighting between armies loyal to Anglo-Saxon king Ethelred the Unready and Viking king Canute in , and the first stone version which was completed in As remembered in the nursery rhyme, part of this London Bridge really did fall down thanks to neglect on the part of the hugely unpopular Queen Eleanor of Castile who was given the bridge by her husband Henry III in No change on this side!

Looking at this modern photo of commuters streaming across London Bridge, little appears to have changed since the s. Still peaceful: Richmond Bridge has barely changed at all over the last century and remains a pretty, tranquil place to cross the Thames. Peaceful: This late 19th century image shows the serene Richmond Bridge - a far cry from the bustling crowds that flock onto the bridges downstream.

Busy: In the s, the Thames was crammed with shipping as this photo left reveals. By the s, it was the bridges, as in this Waterloo shot, that were packed.

Later, the bridge was famously used to display the heads of traitors executed at the nearby tower, beginning with Scottish rebel William Wallace who was made an example of by Edward I 'Hammer of the Scots' in The medieval bridge stood for more than years but in , it was decided a new bridge was needed and a John Rennie design was chosen. Seven years later, the new London Bridge was opened by William IV and Queen Adelaide, but only lasted until the s thanks to the increasing numbers of cars wanting to use it.

Other bridges to appear include the iconic Tower Bridge, the new Hungerford Bridge and the even more modern Millennium Bridge. Vauxhall Bridge, which gets its name from a 13th century French mercenary employed by King John, who built 'Fulke's Hall' on the site, also stars in the show.

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