In 1771 a ferry was replaced with a wooden toll bridge designed (badly, apparently) by Henry Holland - shown in our image. The replacement bridge was begun in 1887 and opened in 1890.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Battersea Bridge
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Battersea Bridge
Crossing the River by Brian Cookson points out that the 18th of June was a br...
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White Horse Cellars at Hatchett's Hotel
This building is still at 66-68 Piccadilly, on the north-east of the junction with Dover Street.  Architect: Weatherley and Jones. From British History (written in 1878, just 10 years before Selby...
1 memorial
Peter Hill
Elizabethan seafarer. With Robert Bell he co-founded the St Mary Rotherhithe Free School, to educate the sons of local seafarers.
1 memorial
Marcial Echenique
Professor of Land Use and Transport Studies and Dean of Architecture at Cambridge.  Born Chile.  Awarded an OBE in 2009.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Geoff Harrison-Mee
Director of transport systems in Ireland, Qatar and the much reviled Connex rail company in South-East England.
1 memorial
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