Battersea Bridge – Thames Tour, Bradshaw’s Handbook, no.121

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Follow my blog with Bloglovin ‘Battersea Bridge, a wretched impediment of wood, has about eighty years of existence to answer for as an obstacle in the way of our river navigation..’, says Mr Bradshaw.  The bridge, also known as Chelsea Bridge, … Continued

Lambeth Bridge – Thames Tour, Bradshaw’s Handbook, no.114

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There was an obvious need to cross the Thames from Westminster Palace to Lambeth Palace and this was done by ferry. There were ferries for pedestrians, and ferries for horses and carriages, and it was a lucrative trade for the Watermen, who unsurprisingly … Continued

Westminster Bridge – Thames Tour, Bradshaw’s Handbook, no.113

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After Hungerford Bridge Mr Bradshaw directs us to ‘..[pass] the mansions in Whitehall Gardens, among which that of the late Sir Robert Peel is prominently distinguishable, [and] to next pass under the arches of Westminster Bridge..’ Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) lived at … Continued

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