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Description: | This plan shows the proposed roads on the approach to the new bridge. The watermen had strongly opposed the project, but the growth of Westminster in the 18th century had made it necessary to find new means of crossing the river. The water men were paid £25,000 to compensate for the loss of earnings that the bridge would cause. Opened in 1750, it was replaced in 1862 by the present cast-iron bridge structure after problems with the original foundations were revealed. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Bridges Plans Cartography And Topography Transport Infrastructure Ward Plans & Districts & Parishes Science And Technology | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Anonymous | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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