Chiswick Bridge crosses the River Thames in London in a North-East to South-West direction. It joins the areas of Mortlake and North Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the South side, with Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow on the North side. The Thames (pronounced //) is a river flowing through southern England and connecting London with the sea. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Mortlake is a part of south west London between Sheen and Barnes and bounded by the river Thames to the north. ... Sheen is a place in southwest London nearby to Barnes, Roehampton and Putney to the east and Richmond to the west. ... The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a London borough in southwest London. ... Chiswick [pronounced CHIZ-ick] is a high profile and extensive district of West London, currently located within the eastern extremity of the London Borough of Hounslow, some 5. ... The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in west outer London. ...
Chiswick Bridge is on the A316 route and opened in 1933. The finishing line of The Boat Race is a few yards downstream. Boat Race Logo The Boat Race is a rowing race between the rowing clubs of the University of Oxford (Oxford University Boat Club) and the University of Cambridge (Cambridge University Boat Club). ...
Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river.
It was a toll bridge with toll booths at either end; in between a timber deck some 30ft wide was supported by metal chains strung from two masonry towers.
In June 2000, the bridge was damaged by a terrorist bomb, on the 40th anniversary of a previous bombing by the IRA, but after closure for repairs was reopened with weight restrictions in place.
West of Chiswick Lane, and parallel with it, a carriage drive was constructed from the high road to Hogarth Lane, where it passed through the northern entrance gates of Chiswick House, and by the 1860s was called Duke's Avenue.
The stream from the grounds of Chiswick House in 1746 apparently passed under Burlington Lane and in 1826 was confined to a width of 10 ft. beneath a brick bridge recently built by the duke of Devonshire.
Chiswick station, designed by William Tite and opened in 1849, was renamed Chiswick and Grove Park in 1872 and Chiswick again in 1920.
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