| Lambeth Bridge | |
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 Lambeth Bridge, seen from Millbank, looking north and downstream |
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| Carries | Motor vehicles Pedestrians |
| Crosses | River Thames |
| Locale | London, England |
| Design | Arch Bridge |
| Opening date | 19 July 1932 |
Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and footbridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at the crossing point. Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched Bridge for road and foot traffic crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation between Lambeth Bridge A footbridge is a Bridge designed for Pedestrians and in some cases cyclists and horse riders, rather than vehicular Traffic The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Downstream, the next bridge is Westminster Bridge; upstream the next is Vauxhall Bridge. Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched Bridge for road and foot traffic crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation between Lambeth Bridge
The most conspicuous colour in the bridge's current paint scheme is red, the same colour as the leather benches in the House of Lords which is at the southern end of the Palace of Westminster nearest the bridge. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" This is in contrast to Westminster Bridge which is predominantly green, the same colour as the benches in the House of Commons at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
On the east side, in Lambeth are Lambeth Palace, the Albert Embankment, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the International Maritime Organization. The London Borough of Lambeth ( is a London borough in South London, England and forms part of Inner London. Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Albert Embankment is a stretch of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London. St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS Hospital in Lambeth, London, England. The International Maritime Organization ( IMO) formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization ( IMCO) is a late 20th century On the west side, in Westminster, are Thames House (the headquarters of MI5), behind which is Horseferry House (the National Probation Service headquarters), and Clelland House and Abel House (the headquarters of HM Prison Service), and the Millbank Tower and Tate Britain. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. Thames House is an office development in Millbank, London on the bank of the River Thames adjacent to Lambeth Bridge. The National Probation Service for England and Wales is a statutory Criminal Justice Service mainly responsible for the supervision of offenders in the community "HM Prison" redirects here For prisons in Australia see List of Australian prisons. Millbank Tower is a high Skyscraper in Central London at 21-24 Millbank Tate Britain is a part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. The Palace of Westminster is a short walk downstream to the north through the Victoria Tower Garden.
History
The current structure, a five-span steel arch, designed by engineer Sir George Humphreys and architect Sir Reginald Blomfield, was built by Dorman Long[1] and opened on 19 July 1932 by King George V. Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield ( 20 December 1856 – 27 December 1942) was a British Architect, Garden designer Dorman Long, based in Middlesbrough, North East England, was a major Steel producer which diversified into Bridge building and is now a manufacturer Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. It formerly carried four lanes of road traffic (now reduced to three lanes, one of which is a buses-only lane flowing eastbound) from a roundabout junction by the Lambeth Palace northwards to another roundabout, where the Millbank road meets Horseferry Road (the road name gives a clue to a previous crossing: a ferry operated on the site for some years). A roundabout is a type of Road junction at which Traffic enters a one-way stream around a central island Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster. Horseferry Road is a street in the City of Westminster in central London, England, running between Millbank and Greycoat Place See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Obelisks at either end are surmounted by stone pine cones, known to be a symbol of hospitality from at least Roman times. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" A cone (in formal botanical usage Strobilus, plural strobili is an organ on Plants in the division Pinophyta ( Conifers These pine cones have often been mistaken for pineapples; part of the confusion stems from the fact that pinecones were once called "pine apples", and when the fruit arrived in England looking vaguely similar to pinecones, the name was adopted. Pineapple ( Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible Tropical Plant and also its Fruit It is native to the southern part of Brazil
The previous structure was a suspension bridge, 828 feet (252. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m) long, designed by Peter W. Barlow. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Peter William Barlow ( 1 February 1809 - 19 May 1885) was an English Civil engineer, born at Woolwich, particularly Sanctioned by an Act of Parliament in 1860, it opened as a toll bridge in 1862 but doubts about its safety, coupled with its awkwardly steep approaches deterring horse-drawn traffic, meant it soon became used almost solely as a pedestrian crossing. It ceased to be a toll bridge in 1879 when the Metropolitan Board of Works assumed responsibility for its upkeep — it was by then severely corroded. The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW was the principal instrument of London -wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889
References
External links
- Survey of London entry
- Lambeth Bridge (1862) in the Structurae database
- Lambeth Bridge (1932) in the Structurae database
- London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
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