http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk Linking Southwark and the City of London across the River Thames Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:16:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/tram-at-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/tram-at-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:56:11 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=359 The first trams were introduced into London in 1860 by the American George Francis Train. These early trams were originally led by horses, with the first one operating along Victoria Street in Westminster. In 1883 the West Metropolitan Tramways Company ran a Kew Bridge-Richmond horse drawn service, although these early trams were not without their [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/tram-at-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-river-thames.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-river-thames.htm#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:59:04 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=305 For thousands of years the River Thames has played an important role in the development of England and to this day continues to delight and inspire millions of people. The politician John Elliot Burns (1858-1943) once described the Thames as “Liquid History,” a fitting tribute to a river whose tale stretches back so far. One of [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-river-thames.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-millennium-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-millennium-bridge.htm#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:43:03 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=323 In 1996 Southwark Council in conjunction with the Financial Times and the Royal Institute of British Architects organized a competition for the design of a new bridge across the Thames. The event was won by the dazzling “blade of light” design envisioned by Arup (engineers), Foster and Partners (architects) and Sir Anthony Caro (sculptor), and [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/the-millennium-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/old-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/old-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:01:54 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=214 In May, 1811, a Bill was passed for the erection of a new bridge to cross the Thames about a quarter of a mile west of London Bridge, and to be known as Southwark Bridge. The work was undertaken by a private company, and the cost stated to have been about £800,000, though it would [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history/old-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 1