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This five-span bridge, built in 1777, is London’s oldest surviving crossing and was only widened for traffic in 1937. According to the Richmond Bridge Act of 1772, vandalism of the bridge was punished with 'transportation to one of His Majesty's Colonies in America for the space of seven years'.
Richmond Bridge. Richmond is also relatively new. It is believed to have derived its name from the other Richmond in Yorkshire after Henry VII built a palace here in 1500 and called it Richmond Palace. Previously the area was known as Shene, or Sheen. Henry I was the first royal to live here, spending long periods at the “King’s House” in ...
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Jan 10, 2020 · ‘Maids of Honour Row’ replaced most of the range of buildings facing the Green in 1724-5 and most of the house now called ‘Old Palace’ was rebuilt about 1740. Further Reading. Cloake, John / The existing remains of Richmond Palace in Richmond History No. 2, December 1981, pp. 8-12. Cloake, John / Palaces and Parks of Richmond and Kew.
Jul 29, 2019 · Tower Bridge. Tower Bridge, opened in 1894, is still a London icon 125 years later. Courtesy Francesca Street/CNN. If you’re disappointed to learn London Bridge is a concrete structure from the ...
Jan 29, 2021 · Richmond Bridge is the oldest surviving bridge on the upper Thames. It was built from Portland stone (like St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster) between 1774 and 1777 to replace the ferry that had carried passengers across the river since medieval times.
May 14, 2024 · Kingston Bridge. Date opened: 1828. Connecting Kingston with Hampton Court Park, Bushy Park and Hampton Wick, Kingston Bridge replaced earlier wooden bridges. Until the arrival of Putney Bridge in 1729, this was the only crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Staines Bridge in Surrey.
The present Kew palace, built privately in 1631, was known as the Dutch House. It was used as a royal nursery and private retreat and Charlotte died there in 1818. J. A. Cannon. Richmond palace began as a manor house at Sheen (Surrey) and was much used by Edward III, who died there. Henry V restored it and, after a disastrous fire in 1497 ...
