Where are the Bridges in London that don't Cross Over the Thames?

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In today’s email: 

• Where are the Bridges in London that don't cross the Thames?

• Around The Web: - Broadway’s ‘Titanic’-parodying Celine Dion musical is finally coming to London, Follow In The Footsteps Of TV’s Most Dysfunctional Spies On This Slow Horses Tour Of London, Visitors guide to Royal Palaces, Castles and Residences in the UK and more.

• From Social Media -  The Sherlock Holmes pub situated on Northumberland avenue in Westminster

• Yum - The BEST Fish and Chips in Central London?

• Extra - What happened to Old London Bridge?

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Where are the Bridges in London that don't cross the Thames?

London Bridge, Tower Bridge, Westminster Bridge... bridges number among London's most famous structures. But not all of our city's spans cross the Thames. As we show below, London has many aerial connections that don't cross the river, and some of them are very peculiar indeed.

Let's start with the most central. Holborn Viaduct opened in 1869 to make it easier for horse-drawn traffic to cross the Fleet valley. The river had already been buried by that point, but its steep banks were — and are — very much still a landscape feature. Bonus fact: Queen Victoria opened the viaduct on the same day as Blackfriars Bridge, and both are painted in an identical shade of red.

Victoria Park in east London with decorative bridge - Shutterstock

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Around The Web

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Visitors guide to Royal Palaces, Castles and Residences in the UK

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From Social Media

The Sherlock Holmes pub situated on Northumberland avenue in Westminster

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The BEST Fish and Chips in Central London?

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Extra 

What happened to Old London Bridge?

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