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Westminster Bridge

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Westminster Bridge

Bridge spanning the River Thames in central London, England, overlooking the House of Commons. Designed by Thomas Page between 1854 and 1862, it is a steel bridge 247 m/810 ft long. At its western end is a large statue of Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni, (1902) by Thomas Thorneycroft.

The original Westminster Bridge was built between 1739 and 1750 by the Swiss architect Charles Labelye. Before that, the only bridge across the Thames in London was London Bridge.

The original bridge inspired the sonnet by William Wordsworth ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ (1802).



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His intention had been to kill the day somehow in the streets and then dine at a restaurant, but he could not face again the sight of cheerful people, talking, laughing, and making merry; so he went back to Waterloo, and on his way through the Westminster Bridge Road bought some ham and a couple of mince pies and went back to Barnes.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
The boats of the Resolute were in waiting at the stairs of Westminster Bridge.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
I could hardly persuade myself, indeed, but that the bathing establishment off Westminster Bridge, which I left a baby, had suddenly grown to an enormous size; run away from home; and set up in foreign parts as a steamer.
American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context
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