NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Chelsea Bridge

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. The current bridge was designed by G. Topham Forest and opened on 6 May 1937, replacing an earlier suspension bridge on the same site. Image File history File links Chelsea_Bridge,_River_Thames,_London,_England. ... Image File history File links Chelsea_Bridge,_River_Thames,_London,_England. ... Image File history File links Chelsea_bridge_1. ... Image File history File links Chelsea_bridge_1. ... A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been made since ancient times. ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... This article is about the British city. ... 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. ... Albert Bridge - note the central supports at the mid-point of the span, installed in the 1970s to ease the suspension load. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The original bridge was a suspension bridge of some 700ft. with a main span of 350ft., designed by Thomas Page, constructed from 1851 and opened on 28 March 1858. The bridge was conceived of at the same time as and as a compliment to Battersea Park, and authorised by an 1846 Act of Parliament. It was a toll bridge until 1879. 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

On the north bank is Pimlico to the east and Chelsea to the north and west; the Royal Chelsea Hospital lies immediately to the north west. On the south bank is Nine Elms to the east and Battersea to the west. Battersea Power Station is immediately to the south east of the bridge, and Battersea Park to the south west. A street in Pimlico which characteristically mixes grand Victorian town-houses with 1970s council housing. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Figure Court of Royal Hospital Chelsea The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, located in the Chelsea region of central London. ... Nine Elms is a district of London, situated in the far north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Wandsworth between Battersea and Vauxhall. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ... Battersea Park peace pagoda The bandstand in Battersea Park The cover of Petula Clarks 2001 box set, Meet me in Battersea Park Battersea Park is a 200 acre (0. ...

Chelsea Bridge, and the famous tea stall now retired to the London Transport Museum, became a notorious spot in the 1960s as a hang out for the young tearaway motorcyclists called Rockers drawn to the attractions the unlimited supply of young women coming out of the Battersea Park Fun Fair. The Fun Fair has long gone but the bridge remains an attraction for both motorcyclists and custom car fans who come to regular cruises and to show off. It is also the namesake of the song "Chelsea Bridge" by Billy Strayhorn. Londons Transport Museum, formerly known as the London Transport Museum, is a museum which seeks to conserve and explain the transport heritage of London, the capital city of the United Kingdom. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Billy Strayhorn, photographed by Carl Van Vechten on 14. ...

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This is a list of crossings of the River Thames, downstream first, including bridges, tunnels and ferries. ...

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Categories: Bridges and tunnels in London | Bridges completed in 1937 | Bridges across the River Thames For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... Albert Bridge - note the central supports at the mid-point of the span, installed in the 1970s to ease the suspension load. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 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. ... 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 looking downstream from the north bank. ... Lambeth Bridge, seen from Millbank, looking north and downstream Lambeth Bridge from Millbank, facing east towards Lambeth A boat with a wake proceeds towards Lambeth Bridge, seen from the London Eye observation wheel. ... 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 is a bridge (or triplet of bridges) over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge. ... View of the old Waterloo Bridge from Whitehall stairs, John Constable, 18 June 1817 Waterloo Bridge. ... Blackfriars Bridge with St Pauls Cathedral behind Blackfriars Bridge viewed from upstream, looking south Blackfriars Bridge, seen from 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 and St Pauls Cathedral Southwark Bridge seen from the South Bank of the Thames. ... 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. ... For the bridge in Sacramento, California, United States, see Tower Bridge (Sacramento). ... 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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