The Lost Railway – a bridge to nowhere
I found the most fascinating article today on one of London’s little mysteries.
I’ve always wondered about the huge piers in the water next to Blackfriars Bridge when I pass them. They obviously supported something – or were intended to; but were they the remains of a project that never got built, or the ruins of a bridge that fell?
On Currybet.net Martin Belam makes all clear. There was indeed a bridge here, used by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway, back in the 1860s.
In those days, there were scores of railway companies – every market town seemed to have its own …read more
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