Old London Bridge

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The Church of St Magnus the Martyr stands alongside the way that led to the old London Bridge.

Plaque in the Churchyard of St Magnus the Martyr
Plaque in the Churchyard of St Magnus the Martyr

Inside the church is a fine model of the old bridge which existed from medieval times until the Corporation of London demolished all the buildings on it in 1756 and then replaced the bridge itself with a new one a little way upstream in 1825. The model is by David T Aggett.

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London Bridge in 1630 By Foxhunter22 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
London Bridge in 1630 By Foxhunter22 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons

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I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.

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