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	Hammersmith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hammersmith is a town in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London.
		Hammersmith's pedestrianised riverside is popular for its many pubs, and excellent views of the river and its annual Boat Race.
		Hammersmith is served by two tube stations, one is the western terminus of the Hammersmith and City Line, the other by the Piccadilly and District Lines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hammersmith (627 words)

	Hammersmith Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river.
		It was a toll bridge with toll booths at either end; in between a timber deck some 30ft wide was supported by metal chains strung from two masonry towers.
		In June 2000, the bridge was damaged by a terrorist bomb, on the 40th anniversary of a previous bombing by the IRA, but after closure for repairs was reopened with weight restrictions in place.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hammersmith_Bridge (299 words)

	Bridge Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hammersmith Bridge was closed on 3 February 1997 to all traffic except buses, bicycles, motorcycles, emergency vehicles and pedestrians to allow essential repair works to its structure.
		Strengthening works to Hammersmith Bridge are currently programmed for completion in the autumn of 1999 to meet the requirements of all traffic excluding buses within a 7.5 tonne limit.
		Independent consultants Halcrow Fox were appointed in 1998 by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to assess the available information collected by Accent and the Thames River Crossings Working Group and to assess by the use of traffic models the traffic and environmental impacts of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge to private motor vehicles.
	www.lotag.com /bridge/3.htm (5079 words)

	Hammersmith Bridge
		Keeping Hammersmith Bridge closed to cars was about the easiest and most effective measure imaginable to reduce traffic and encourage a move from cars to other modes.
		Hammersmith Council had always given the impression it was determined to address the serious issue of traffic; but this decision shows that it only pays lip service.
		Although Hammersmith Council decided to re-open the bridge to cars, they were concerned at the adverse impact on buses.
	www.wlfoet5.demon.co.uk /archive/hambrg.htm (519 words)

	The Fulham and Hammersmith Historical Society
		The first Hammersmith Bridge, the first suspension bridge over the Thames, was built in 1827 and reconstructed in 1887.
		Mrs Ash 'was born in the last summer of the 19th century in a small house in Fulham' and lived in Fulham until she was thirty-three.
		A new Hammersmith Workhouse, opened in 1905, was dubbed 'the Pauper's Paradise' by local newspapers on the grounds that the accommodation was too good.
	www.sff.net /people/chris.amies/fhhs/books.htm (444 words)

	Hammersmith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hammersmith Bridge, the first suspension bridge in London (1827).
		Leave Hammersmith Station to the south and pass under the A4 fly-way.
		If you have ever taken the Piccadilly line from Heathrow Airport to Central London, the Hammersmith Station is one of the last that is above ground (you then plunge into darkness of underground tunnels for the rest of your trip).
	www.davidgreer.ca /walking/uk/hammersmith (167 words)

	Hammersmith Bridge - The Open Guide to London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A bridge has existed between Barnes and Hammersmith since 1827 when construction of the original Hammersmith Bridge was completed: the first suspension bridge across the Thames.
		The bridge has been targeted by terrorist bombs on three occasions, most recently in 2000.
		The bridge is one of the most striking and beautiful on the Thames, especially at sunset during the summer months.
	london.openguides.org /index.cgi?id=Hammersmith_Bridge (103 words)

	ipedia.com: Suspension bridge Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The design was developed in the early 19th century (early examples include the Menai and Conwy Suspension Bridges (both opened in 1826) in north Wales and the first Hammersmith Bridge (1827) in west London), and has become widely used since.
		The main forcess in a suspension bridge are tension in the main cables and compression in the pillars.
		A bridge with a center span of 3,290 m or 10,800 feet is proposed to connect Italy and Sicily but construction has not yet begun.
	www.ipedia.com /suspension_bridge.html (618 words)

	Hammersmith & Fulham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hammersmith and Fulham's current population is 157,000, making it the fourth smallest of the 33 London boroughs in geographical area and in population.
		Hammersmith can point to the contrast between the familiar, if infamous, A4 flyover and its neighbour the London Ark, a highly innovative and award winning 147,000 square feet office development, containing a large atrium and stepped landscaped terraces.
		Further on from the Bridge are the Riverside Studios, the renowned River Cafe restaurant and the distinctive offices of architect Richard Rogers.
	www.townfacts.co.uk /new_page_157.htm (972 words)

	Hammersmith Bridge Road Surgery London by Guy Greenfield
		The surgery is on the south-east side of Hammersmith Bridge Road, on the corner with Worlidge Street.
		The tube station is in the middle of Hammersmith roundabout.
		By car, leave the Hammersmith roundabout in the south-west corner, taking a small road which confusingly is also called Queen Caroline Street, underneath the flyover.
	www.galinsky.com /buildings/hammersmith (602 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Police hunt bridge bombers
		Drivers and pedestrians at Hammersmith and on nearby bridges have been stopped, searched and questioned as security in the capital is stepped up.
		No-one was injured and police say the bridge does not appear to be extensively damaged by the bomb.
		Hammersmith Bridge has been targeted twice before by terrorists, the last time in 1996 when the most powerful Semtex bomb yet used by the IRA on the mainland failed to detonate.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_774000/774216.stm (587 words)

	tourist information on Hammersmith Bridge, London : tourist information from TourUK
		Tierney Clark, a resident of Hammersmith, is buried in the parish church and his memorial stone bears the outline of the original Hammersmith Bridge.
		By the 1870s Hammersmith Bridge was not strong enough to support the weight of the heavy traffic and the owners were alarmed in 1870 when 11,000 - 12,000 people crowded onto the bridge to watch the University Boat Race.
		In June 2000 Hammersmith Bridge was the target of a terrorist bomb attack, and after repairs the bridge was re-opened subject to a 7.5 tonne weight limit and with a priority measure in place for buses.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_bridges/hammersmith_bridge1.htm (364 words)

	Hammersmith and Fulham Group - London Cycling Campaign
		At the moment we have Hammersmith Gyratory, Hammersmith Bridge and Shepherds Bush Green, all of which may be described as uninviting to all but the most confident of cyclists.
		The roadway of Hammersmith Bridge is considered particularly threatening by many cyclists, especially as it is on the route taken to get to several schools.
		In the CRISP that took place on Hammersmith bridge it is believed that the consultants recommended restricting the width of the carriageway to that of the narrowest part for most of its length.
	www.hfcyclists.org.uk /lip.htm (2319 words)

	Real IRA campaign fear after bridge bomb chaos
		Traffic entering London from the west was at a standstill for hours as the bridge and Hammersmith flyover were closed.
		This was the third time the bridge had been attacked by Irish terrorists, who seem to regard it as a symbolic target.
		Hammersmith Bridge, which was closed all day yesterday as forensic experts examined the debris, reopened to cars only at Christmas after a £3.5 million refit.
	news.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/06/02/nbom02.html (631 words)

	HAMMERSMITH - Online Information article about HAMMERSMITH
		Hammersmith consists of residential streets of various classes.
		Clark (1824), was the earliest suspension bridge erected near London.
		This bridge was found insecure and replaced in 1884-1887.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /GUI_HAN/HAMMERSMITH.html (2399 words)

	Route 79: Goodbye Concorde
		Hammersmith in West London being practically right under the final approach line of flights coming in to the land at Heathrow Airport - a few of us from the office popped outside to watch the spectacle of three Concordes flying past on their last ever flights.
		We headed out to a grassy open area adjacent to the elevated section of the A4 (sometimes known as the Hammersmith flyover) which is in between the Hammersmith Apollo and Hammersmith Bridge.
		The video is of the last Concorde flying over the Thames at around the Hammersmith Bridge point as it descends into Heathrow - with a high-quality audio dub of an extract of the original version of Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart to compliment the sad atmosphere.
	www.route79.com /holding/archives/000125.html (1096 words)

	Walk from Hammersmith to Barnes along the River Thames by Chiswick, London, January 2005
		In 1886, the bridge was replaced by the present solid Cornish granite structure and later widened in the 1930's by Bazalgette.
		It replaced the earlier suspension bridge built by William Tierney Clarke in 1827 (at a cost of £85,000), which has the honour of being the first suspension bridge built in London.
		In 1939, Maurice Childs threw a suitcase containing a bomb from the bridge, in 2000 a small bomb caused some damage to a supporting girder and on April 24 1996, 32lb of Semtex - the biggest bomb of its kind ever planted on the mainland - failed to explode on the Bridge.
	www.urban75.org /london/thames.html (1340 words)

	Revival Times Magazine Online - Kensington Temple / London City Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It was a serious incident bringing traffic chaos as the damaged bridge was immediately closed to the public.
		With police teams scouring the riverbank in both directions, traffic was brought to a standstill as the bridge and the Hammersmith A4 flyover were closed.
		Hammersmith Bridge had only re-opened in December, 1999 after a £3.5 million refit and is now expected to remain closed for some time.
	www.revivaltimes.org /index.php/322.htm (949 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		News that Hammersmith Bridge could be shut for weeks has meant renewed frustration for Putney people who fear a repeat of jams caused by the bridge's recent three-year closure.
		Engineers are examining the bridge but Hammersmith and Fulham Council warns it could be "weeks and weeks" before it reopens to traffic.
		A Hammersmith spokesman said the council would make every effort to reopen the bridge as soon as it safely could.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=98692 (313 words)

	Appendices
		Halcrow Fox were appointed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to assess the traffic and environmental impacts of the closure of Hammersmith Bridge.
		Until Hammersmith Bridge is re-opened the traffic on the Fulham Palace Road makes it almost impossible to get into, or up and down, it.
		Residents local to the bridge are delighted with the effects of bridge closure.
	www.lotag.com /bridge/31.htm (3313 words)

	Bridge survives as IRA's 30lb bombs fail to explode
		TWO BOMBS planted under Hammersmith Bridge in west London on Wednesday night were intended to cause an IRA "spectacular", police said yesterday.
		A 30lb Semtex blast beneath Hammersmith Bridge could have caused damage comparable with the impact of the huge fertiliser bombs at South Quay and previously in the City of London and at the Staples Corner junction of the M1 and North Circular Road.
		Hammersmith Bridge survived a bombing attempt in the pre-war IRA campaign.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/04/26/nbomb26.html (533 words)

	Route 6: The Railway Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The route starts and finishes at Putney Bridge tube station, on the District Line (Wimbledon branch), on the 39, 93 and 270 bus, or a 15 minute walk from Putney BR station.
		Putney Bridge marks the start of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which covers the 4½ miles from Putney to Mortlake each spring.
		The 17 houses along Hammersmith Terrace were built in the mid 18th century, when all around were fields, market gardens and strawberry fields.
	www.serpentine.org.uk /routes/06 (1372 words)

	Route 5: The Boat Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To go on to Chiswick and Kew Bridges, turn right, away from the river, and follow the road along the railway embankment to the left.
		Keep along the river, passing under the third arch of Chiswick bridge, and then up the steps on the other side on to the bridge.
		Eleven miles is past Hammersmith Studios on the other side of the river, and before the Harrods Furniture Depository on the right.
	www.serpentine.org.uk /routes/05 (1951 words)

	LondonTown.com \| River Terrace Guide \| River Terrace London, , England, UK \| London Streets by Street \| London hotel ...
		The Riverside's location on the Thames in Hammersmith makes it the local theatre of West London's media / BBC population and ensures the place is always busy, and alway...
		Tucked away in the shadow of Hammersmith Bridge this small, but perfectly formed, traditional riverside pub offers a peaceful retreat from the chaos of Hammersmith’s relentless one-way system and energetic rowing fraternity.
		Hammersmith tube, Hammersmith Broadway, (9 mins to the North East)
	www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/river_terrace_95a.html (294 words)

	Blasts shake London after warning by IRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The bridge had been cleared and blocked off and a search was under way when the blasts occurred, causing huge traffic jams to form on the approaches to the area.
		Shortly before the report of the blasts, police said they had found two unidentified boxes on a footpath beneath the south side of the bridge and sent in sniffer dogs.
		A resident living near the south side of Hammersmith Bridge said the whole area had been sealed off by police, who had warned people to stay indoors.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/world/96/04/25/britain-explosion.2-0.html (344 words)

	The Boat Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hammersmith Bridge and Barnes Footbridge are closed to pedestrians while the Race passes.
		The race starts just on the West side of Putney Bridge and the best views are from the bridge itself, Putney Embankment, or the tow path in front of Bishops Park on the Fulham side of the river.
		Hammersmith station is accessible for wheelchairs but our information is that the Putney tube stations and the South West Trains stations are not accessible.
	www.theboatrace.org /therace/watching (934 words)

	The London Bus Page - 28/08/04 - One Last 9 Over Hammersmith Bridge
		Funnily enough, it was not a downturn in custom that eventually did for the section south of Hammersmith Bridge, but an overloaded HGV that rumbled across early in 1984, wreaking considerable damage to the 100-year-old structure.
		In 1992 a weight limit was placed on the bridge, forcing the conversion to single-deck operation of all the routes passing across it.
		The 33 and 72 lost their Ms for DR-class Darts during the spring of 1992, but the 9 had to be withdrawn south of Hammersmith and its Mortlake section turned over to new route 9A (today known as 209).
	www.londonbuspage.com /040828.htm (510 words)

	Route 72 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hammersmith Bridge has long been suffering structural problems and has been closed for lengthy periods on several occasions.
		The 72 is probably the nearest thing to a trunk route to cross Hammersmith Bridge these days; the need for single deckers more-or-less precludes such routes from having a major passenger-carrying role and the 72 is the only one that manages to get a significant distance beyond both sides of the bridge.
		Other routes terminating in Hammersmith were simply curtailed to the other side of the bridge, but because it is a through service the 72 (and N72) had to be sent on a lengthy diversion via Putney Bridge.
	website.lineone.net /~londonbusphotos/072.htm (544 words)

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