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London Bridge - 2000 years of a river crossing (Paperback)
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London Bridge - 2000 years of a river crossing (Paperback)
Series: MoLAS Monograph, 8
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London developed as a port and a city because of the Thames
estuary, which offers an excellent navigable routeway from the
North Sea westwards far into central England. The Romans realised
that it was the most convenient place to bridge the estuary, and
constructed a series of bridges, which apparently went out of use
during the 4th century AD. The Thames was not bridged again until
c.1000 AD when the first of a series of timber bridges was erected,
initially to prevent Viking raiders sailing upstream. The great
stone bridge lined with houses was constructed c1176-1209. Twice in
1281-2 and 1437, parts of the stone bridge were broken by a
combination of ice and neglect. It was demolished in 1831-2 after
the construction of a new bridge upstream. This volume is based on
the 1984 investigation of the Southwark medieval bridge abutment
and combines the archaeological, architectural, historical and
pictorial evidence for London's greatest bridge. The scene of
battles and pageants, London Bridge was also where the 'keep left'
on the road rule began in 1722.
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