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Southwark Bridge » john rennie 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 John Rennie http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/people/john-rennie.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/people/john-rennie.htm#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:25:32 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=267

John Rennie (1761-1821) John Rennie was born in Phantassie near East Linton, East Lothian, in 1761, and was to become one of the greatest engineers of his generation. From an early age he began working for the esteemed millwright Andrew Meikle, a fellow Scot who invented the threshing machine, an agricultural device which separated husks from [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/people/john-rennie.htm/feed 0 Old Southwark Bridge 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 The Project http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/project http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/project#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 08:24:16 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?page_id=17 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/project/feed 0 History http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/history#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 08:26:48 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?page_id=21