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Life across the water: exploring London Bridge and its houses

69 pointsby DeWildeabout 2 years ago

3 comments

leoedinabout 2 years ago
I found this part fascinating:<p>&gt; In 1282, the administration passed to two bridge wardens, chosen from the citizens of London, who headed an organisation called Bridge House. Its rent books, accounts, and leases are the main sources for our understanding of the history of the bridge. Bridge House still exists, and its investments are today used for the support not only of London Bridge, but also Southwark Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge, and the Millennium Bridge.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bridge_House_Estates" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bridge_House_Estates</a><p>Apparently the organisation today has an endowment of £1.5bn! And is still responsible - 741 years later - for maintaining the Thames bridges.
Brendinoooabout 2 years ago
Awesome read. I don’t know why the idea of houses on a bridge captures my imagination so much but it absolutely does.
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itronitronabout 2 years ago
&gt;&gt; John Rennie’s New London Bridge of 1831 was relocated to Arizona in 1973 and replaced by today’s three-span version.<p>And they all lived happily ever after...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_Cit...</a>