Waterloo Bridge builders union meeting August 1939

Waterloo Bridge builders union meeting August 1939Waterloo Bridge builders union meeting, August 1939. Disputes over the development of Waterloo Bridge had lasted ten years from the old bridge's closure in 1927. Work began to demolish the old bridge in 1937 and a foundation stone taken from it was laid for the new bridge in 1939. The government paid 60% of the cost of building the replacement, which was designed by George Gilbert Scott. Work on the new Waterloo Bridge started just before the outbreak

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horsemen and cattle can be seen passing under the viaduct

Ackermann's 'The Microcosm of London' Vol

we endeavour to be as sustainable and environmentally responsible as possible

Stacks and transit shed of the London Docks in 1907

Old photograph of Blackman Street

Tom and Jerry larking at a Masquerade Supper at the Opera House

some Victorians finally began to confront the problems industrialisation and urbanisation had wrought

No 33 Shed

to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook

View of St Mary-le-Strand spire

Construction of St Katherine's Docks began in 1827 and the docks opened the following year