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/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/people/sir-william-arrol-co.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/people/sir-william-arrol-co.htm#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:54:56 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=287 Sir William Arrol & Co was a highly acclaimed civil engineering business established in the 1870`s. The company were responsible for building a number of bridges throughout the country, notably the Tay Rail Bridge, the Forth Rail Bridge, Southwark Bridge and Tower Bridge. The original Tay Bridge had of course collapsed just 18 months after [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/people/sir-william-arrol-co.htm/feed 0