Feb 27, 2025 · The name London Bridge is the name used for several successive structures spanning the River Thames between Borough High Street in Southwark and King William …

The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. …

London Bridge was the only dry crossing over the Thames in London until the mid-18 th century. The first wooden bridge was built by the Romans, followed later by others by the Saxons and …

Mar 24, 2024 · Old London Bridge, aka The Bridge Throughout its 620 years of existence, the Bridge’s buildings were periodically updated, and traders responded to social changes. It was …

The origin of the well-known nursery rhyme London Bridge is falling down was a legendary battle for control of the city in 1015. London and Southwark were then occupied by Vikings. The …

London Bridge 1500 1534: The Chronicle of London Bridge (1825) - We have now arrived at the days of King Henry the Eighth, about the period when Pope Alexander the Sixth sent over the …

The most famous and longstanding of these was the “Old” Medieval bridge, finished in 1209 during the reign of King John. For over 600 years this bridge was the key crossing point of the …

2300–1500 BC – Possible community on Chiswick Eyot in the Thames. 1500 BC – A Bronze Age bridge exists from the foreshore north of Vauxhall Bridge. This bridge either crosses the …

Discover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.

Old London Bridge Old London Bridge, lithograph after a manuscript illumination c. 1500 in the British Library (Royal M.S.S.16.F.ii.XV). After the fall of the Roman Empire, progress in …