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Life across the water: exploring London Bridge and its houses

69 points by DeWilde 4y ago

Brendinooo 4y ago
Awesome read. I don’t know why the idea of houses on a bridge captures my imagination so much but it absolutely does.
- aaron695 4y ago
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- lapama 4y ago
  There is something strong and subconscious about crossing rivers. House is safety, river is risk?
- jrootabega 4y ago
  I remember the same feeling in Witcher 3, exploring the buildings and markets on the big bridges in Novigrad.
- wooly_bully 4y ago
  On a similar note - If you’ve not seen it, the galata bridge in Istanbul has a boardwalk full of shops on its underside. Very cool.
- DrBazza 4y ago
  We still have at least one bridge in the UK with buildings - Pulteney Bridge in Bath - https://goo.gl/maps/5DGDvhwEotkz6Kk47 https://goo.gl/maps/5DGDvhwEotkz6Kk47 And just one house in Ambleside - https://goo.gl/maps/ray39NX87SPNcPU19 https://goo.gl/maps/ray39NX87SPNcPU19
leoedin 4y ago
I found this part fascinating: > In 1282, the administration passed to two bridge wardens, chosen from the citizens of London, who headed an organisation called Bridge House. Its rent books, accounts, and leases are the main sources for our understanding of the history of the bridge. Bridge House still exists, and its investments are today used for the support not only of London Bridge, but also Southwark Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge, and the Millennium Bridge. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates Apparently the organisation today has an endowment of £1.5bn! And is still responsible - 741 years later - for maintaining the Thames bridges.
itronitron 4y ago
>> John Rennie’s New London Bridge of 1831 was relocated to Arizona in 1973 and replaced by today’s three-span version. And they all lived happily ever after... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_Cit...
ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago
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- shwoopdiwoop 4y ago
  It seems like you might have confused this website with the Daily Mail comment section.

69 points by DeWilde 4y ago

Brendinooo 4y ago

Awesome read. I don’t know why the idea of houses on a bridge captures my imagination so much but it absolutely does.

aaron695 4y ago
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lapama 4y ago
There is something strong and subconscious about crossing rivers. House is safety, river is risk?
jrootabega 4y ago
I remember the same feeling in Witcher 3, exploring the buildings and markets on the big bridges in Novigrad.
wooly_bully 4y ago
On a similar note - If you’ve not seen it, the galata bridge in Istanbul has a boardwalk full of shops on its underside. Very cool.
DrBazza 4y ago
We still have at least one bridge in the UK with buildings - Pulteney Bridge in Bath - https://goo.gl/maps/5DGDvhwEotkz6Kk47 https://goo.gl/maps/5DGDvhwEotkz6Kk47 And just one house in Ambleside - https://goo.gl/maps/ray39NX87SPNcPU19 https://goo.gl/maps/ray39NX87SPNcPU19

leoedin 4y ago

I found this part fascinating: > In 1282, the administration passed to two bridge wardens, chosen from the citizens of London, who headed an organisation called Bridge House. Its rent books, accounts, and leases are the main sources for our understanding of the history of the bridge. Bridge House still exists, and its investments are today used for the support not only of London Bridge, but also Southwark Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge, and the Millennium Bridge. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates Apparently the organisation today has an endowment of £1.5bn! And is still responsible - 741 years later - for maintaining the Thames bridges.

itronitron 4y ago

>> John Rennie’s New London Bridge of 1831 was relocated to Arizona in 1973 and replaced by today’s three-span version. And they all lived happily ever after... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_Cit...

ilrwbwrkhv 4y ago

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shwoopdiwoop 4y ago
It seems like you might have confused this website with the Daily Mail comment section.