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7 unusual facts about Westminster Bridge


28 Days Later: The Aftermath

The Infected chase the family on their way to Westminster Bridge, causing Roger and Barber to urge the remaining children to jump down to an motorboats floating below, promising to follow after.

A23 road

What is now the A23 became an arterial route following the construction of Westminster Bridge in 1750 and the consequent improvement of roads leading to the bridge south of the river by the Turnpike Trusts.

Charles Labelye

Moving to England in the 1720s and receiving patronage from the Duke of Bedford and Earl of Pembroke, he is best known there for his work on the original Westminster Bridge (rebuilt in 1854–62) and his invention on that project of caissons as a method of bridge-building.

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802

Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 is a sonnet by William Wordsworth describing London and the River Thames, viewed from Westminster Bridge in the early morning.

Grattan Bridge

From 1872, the bridge was further remodelled (on Westminster Bridge in London), being widened and flattened with cast iron supports extended out from the stonework so as to carry pavements on either side of the roadway.

John Barlas

Possessing both fragile mental health and intense emotions, Barlas was arrested on the morning of New Year's Eve, 1891 after walking to Westminster Bridge and firing a revolver three times at the House of Commons, apparently to show his contempt for Parliament.

Wood Quay

This bridge which resembles Westminster Bridge in London was until the 18th century the most easterly and therefore the closest to the sea of the Liffey Bridges.


Blackfriars, London

The Victoria Embankment stretches along the north bank of the river west from Blackfriars to Westminster Bridge.

Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet

Having by now established a reputation as an engineer it appears that after his return to Britain he was given an advisory and supervisory role in the drawing up of plans for Westminster Bridge, for which he travelled to France to study the Pont Neuf.


see also

Christ Church, Lambeth

However, the original foundation stone of Christopher Newman Hall's Christ Church was salvaged after the destruction of the Second World War, and has been conveniently placed at the foot of the nearby Lincoln Memorial Tower on Westminster Bridge Road.

John Whichcord Jr.

One of Whichcord's best-known works was St Stephen's Club, Westminster (built 1874, demolished 1994), a classical building with boldly corbelled projections, facing Westminster bridge.