LC control no. | sh2003005453 |
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Geographic heading | Blackfriars Bridge (London, England) |
Variant(s) | Pitt Bridge (London, England) |
See also | Bridges--England |
Special note | This heading is not valid for use as a geographic subdivision. |
Found in | Work cat.: Overland Trails Digital Library Collection, 2002 (Blackfriars Bridge (London, England)) London's Bridges, 1983: p. 22 (Blackfriars Bridge. The bridge, originally known as Pitt Bridge, was opened on 19 November 1769. Mylne's bridge was demolished in 1860 and a temporary bridge erected. The foundation stone of a new structure, the present Blackfriars Bridge, designed by Joseph Cubitt, was laid in 1865. It was opened by Queen Victoria in 1869 on the same day that she opened Holborn Viaduct.) Place-names of Greater London, 1980: p.31 (Blackfriars Bridge. 'bridge to blackfriars', the present bridge alluding to the connexion by the pulpit-like structures incorporated in the design) GeoNames [algorithmically matched] bridge; 51°30ʹ35ʺN 000°06ʹ16ʺW |