Old London Bridge from Southwark

London Bridge has lived through many incarnations. The first bridge likely appeared between AD 100-400 and was probably built of wood. Later, several stone bridges spanned the Thames. The late-twelfth-century bridge served London until 1831 when a new bridge built a little further upstream replaced it. The old bridge was a combination of medieval and Georgian; the piers were medieval, while the arches had considerable restoration work done on them during the mid-eighteenth century (including widening the central arch for easier passage of ships). The medieval houses that for so many centuries had crowded the bridge were also removed in the mid-eighteenth century.

The view is looking towards St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument. See another view of the old bridge with all its houses before they were cleared.