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Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge. The north end is near the Inns of Court, and Temple Church, along with Blackfriars station. The south end is near the Tate Modern art gallery and the Oxo Tower. Blackfriars Bridge, London, with St Pauls Cathedral behind File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Blackfriars Bridge, London, with St Pauls Cathedral behind File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... Blackfriars Bridge - London - England - 240404 Taken from the North West (upstream) side Photo taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Blackfriars Bridge - London - England - 240404 Taken from the North West (upstream) side Photo taken by Tagishsimon on the 24th April 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Blackfriars Bridge, seen from Waterloo Bridge. ... Blackfriars Bridge, seen from Waterloo Bridge. ... View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable, 18 June 1817 Waterloo Bridge. ... Southwark Bridge Southwark Bridge is a road-bridge linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames, in London. ... HSBC Tower (left), 1 Canada Square (centre), Citigroup Centre (right) Canary Wharf, seen from a high-level walkway on Tower Bridge Canary Wharf tube station (Jubilee Line) Docklands Light Railway station and entrance to underground station Canary Wharf in Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom, is a large business development on... 1 Canada Square building (centre) 1 Canada Square is the tallest building in London. ... Download high resolution version (640x853, 57 KB)Temperance - Statue - Blackfriars Bridge north end - London - England - 240404 According to: bob at speel. ... Download high resolution version (640x853, 57 KB)Temperance - Statue - Blackfriars Bridge north end - London - England - 240404 According to: bob at speel. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable, 18 June 1817 Waterloo Bridge. ... Blackfriars Railway Bridge, London, with remains of old bridge in foreground Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge. ... The Inns of Court, in London, are where barristers train and practise. ... The Temple Church. ... Blackfriars station is a London Underground and National Rail station complex situated in the Blackfriars district of the City of London, in London, England. ... Tate Modern from the Millennium Bridge Tate Modern from St Pauls Cathedral. ... OXO Tower, London The OXO Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the south bank of the river Thames in London, in the London Borough of Southwark. ...

The first fixed crossing at Blackfriars was a 995-foot (303 m) long toll bridge designed in an Italianate style by Robert Mylne and constructed with nine semi-elliptical arches of Portland stone. Beating designs by John Gwynn and George Dance, it took nine years to build, opening to the public in 1769. It was originally named William Pitt Bridge (after the Prime Minister William Pitt) but was soon renamed after Blackfriars Monastery, a Dominican priory which once stood nearby. Paying toll on passing a bridge. ... Robert Mylne (1734-5 May 1811) was a noted Scottish architect and engineer, particularly remembered for his work in the late 18th century. ... John Gwynn (1713-28 February 1786) was an English architect and civil engineer of the 18th century, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. ... George Dance the Younger (1741 - 14 January 1825) was a British architect and surveyor. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Right Honourable William Pitt, the Younger (28 May 1759â€“23 January 1806) was a British politician during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. ... A priory is an ecclesiastical circumscription run by a prior. ...

The current bridge was completed in 1869 and consists of five wrought iron arches built to a design by Joseph Cubitt. It is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the Corporation of London. Due to the volume of traffic over the bridge, it was widened between 1907–10, from 70 feet (21 m) to its present 105 feet (32 m). 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Bridge House Estates is a trust in London. ... Arms of the City of London as shown on Blackfriars station. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... -1...

The bridge became internationally notorious in 1982, when the Italian banker Roberto Calvi was found hanged below one of its arches in what was originally believed to be a suicide, but is now officially regarded as a murder. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roberto Calvi (Milan, April 13, 1920 - London, June 17, 1982) (aka Gian Roberto Calvini) was an Italian banker known to the press as Gods Banker, because of his close association with the Vatican. ...

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Blackfriars Bridge was named as the home of an unknown order of monks who held the key to an angelic prison in Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire) is an English Jewish author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... Neverwhere is an urban fantasy television series by Neil Gaiman. ...

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Categories: Bridges and tunnels in London | Southwark | City of London | Bridges completed in 1869 Multimap. ... This is a list of crossings of the River Thames, downstream first, including bridges, tunnels and ferries. ... The Waterloo & City Line is a short underground metro line in London, formally opened on 11 July 1898. ... Blackfriars Railway Bridge, London, with remains of old bridge in foreground Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge. ... Chelsea Bridge, London Chelsea Bridge is a self-anchored suspension bridge for road and foot traffic running north-south over the River Thames in London, between Grosvenor Bridge and the Albert Bridge. ... Grosvenor Bridge with Battersea Power Station in the background Grosvenor Bridge, often alternatively called Victoria Railway Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London, between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. ... Vauxhall bridge and the south shore from Pimlico. ... Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and foot bridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at the crossing point. ... Westminster Bridge and the Palace of Westminster, with a glimpse of Westminster Abbey behind the tower of Big Ben. ... Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, seen from the north Hungerford Bridge seen from the London Eye observation wheel, to the south In construction, May 2001 The upstream footbridge at night Detail of the downstream Golden Jubilee Bridge Hungerford Bridge is a bridge (or triplet of bridges) over the River... View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable, 18 June 1817 Waterloo Bridge. ... Blackfriars Railway Bridge, London, with remains of old bridge in foreground Blackfriars Railway Bridge is a railway bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and the Millennium Bridge. ... The London Millennium Footbridge is a pedestrian-only steel suspension bridge crossing the River Thames in London between the existing Southwark Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge, linking Bankside with the City. ... Southwark Bridge Southwark Bridge is a road-bridge linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames, in London. ... Cannon Street Railway Bridge Cannon Street Railway Bridge is a bridge in central London, crossing the River Thames. ... This article is a text about the Bridge in London. ... Tower Bridge as viewed from the South Bank at dusk. ... This is a list of crossings of the River Thames, downstream first, including bridges, tunnels and ferries. ... Bridges in the United Kingdom is a link page for any bridge in the United Kingdom. ...

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