Photography — 1935-1936
Building the second Waterloo Bridge
In 1923, river erosion under the south pier of the old Waterloo Bridge, built in 1817, started to give serious cause for concern. The bridge was closed to traffic in the following year, but it then took the London County Council ten years to commit itself to a replacement. The bridge was not fully reopened until 1945.Henry Turner's photograph looks over the works of the replacement bridge towards Somerset House and the Temple. Photographed for E. Arnot Robertson's book 'Thames Portrait' (1937).
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- 2013.10/35
- Object name:
- Building the second Waterloo Bridge
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- Artist/Maker:
- Turner, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1935-1936
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 165 mm, W 210 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Museum of London
- Image credit:
© Museum of London
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