The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in central London. It stretches approximately one mile northwards from Vauxhall Bridge to Westminster Bridge, and is located in the London Borough of Lambeth. Length 346 km Elevation of the source 110 m Average discharge ? m³/s Area watershed 12935 km² Origin Kemble Mouth North Sea Basin countries England This article is about the River Thames in southern England. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Vauxhall Bridge with MI6 building in background Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge, in central London. ... Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster and Lambeth. ... The London Borough of Lambeth is a London borough in inner southwest London. ...
Created by Sir Joseph Bazalgette between July 1866 and November 1869, it included land reclaimed from the river and various small timber and boat building yards, and was intended to protect low-lying areas of Lambeth from flooding while also providing a new highway to bypass local congested streets. Some of the reclaimed land was sold to the trustees of St Thomas' Hospital. Memorial to Sir Joseph Bazalgette on Victoria Embankment Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (28 March 1819 - 15 March 1891) was one of the great Victorian civil engineers. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... Saint Thomas’ Hospital. ...
Unlike Bazalgette's Thames Embankment (including Chelsea Embankment and Victoria Embankment), the Albert Embankment does not incorporate major interceptory sewers. Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ... Victoria Embankment, London The Victoria Embankment, previously the Thames Embankment is a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in London in the cities of Westminster and London. ...