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	Vauxhall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vauxhall was formerly renowned for the Vauxhall Gardens, London's premier pleasure gardens in the 18th century.
		Vauxhall is a popular residential area for Members of Parliament and civil servants due to its proximity to the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall - Kennington is within the area wired for the Commons' Division Bell.
		It is immediately to the south-east of Vauxhall Bridge where six major roads converge, including the Albert Embankment which exits the Cross to the north, and which is the southernmost point of entry into the London congestion charge area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vauxhall (1657 words)

	Vauxhall Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vauxhall Bridge is a steel arched bridge for road and foot traffic, crossing the River Thames in a north-west south-east orientation, between Lambeth Bridge and Grosvenor Bridge, in central London.
		The previous bridge was the nine-span Regent's Bridge, designed by James Walker and opened in 1816 as a toll-bridge.
		A temporary wooden bridge was constructed across the river and demolition work began in 1898, but construction of the Binnie bridge did not start until 1904.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vauxhall_Bridge (396 words)

	Wikipedia: Lambeth Bridge
		Lambeth Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Thames in central London.
		Sanctioned by an Act of Parliament in 1860, it opened as a toll bridge in 1862 but doubts about its safety, coupled with its awkwardly steep approaches deterring horse-drawn traffic, meant it soon became used almost solely as a pedestrian crossing.
		It ceased to be a toll bridge in 1879 when the Metropolitan Board of Works assumed responsibility for its upkeep - it was by then severely corroded.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/l/la/lambeth_bridge.html (170 words)

	Vauxhall
		During the sixteenth century a dock at Vauxhall was used by King Henry VII for the purpose of loading stone from the demolished Palace at Kennington for the use in the construction of Whitehall Palace.
		The fort at Vauxhall is known to have survived until the end of the 18th century and is indicated on Lambeth's plan of London, published in 1806, on which it is described as 'Oliver Cromwell's Castle', near to the Effra River at the end of Kent Street.
		The earliest detailed record of the Manor of Vauxhall was compiled by the Parliamentary authorities in 1649 as part of a survey of Crown and Church lands, with the object of raising funds to support their armies.
	www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk /Vauxhall.html (1931 words)

	Vauxhall Bridge
		Walkers bridge was the first iron bridge over the Thames, and was 809ft long and 36ft wide, was opened on 4th June 1816 and formally called Vauxhall Bridge.
		Work started on July 1898 and the bridge was opened by the Prince of Wales on 26th May 1906 at a cost of £484,000 (or £600,000 or £2m depending on the source).
		The bridge is 80ft wide and 809ft long and was the first to carry trams.
	www.vauxhallsociety.org.uk /VauxhallBr.html (744 words)

	Victorian London - Thames - Bridges - Vauxhall Bridge
		An iron bridge, of nine equal arches, over the Thames at Vauxhall, communicating with Millbank on the left bank of the river, built from the designs of James Walker; commenced May 9th, 1811, and opened June 4th, 1816.
		VAUXHALL BRIDGE, connecting Pimlico with Nine Elms and Brixton, was constructed in 1816, by Mr.
		Vauxhall Bridge is an iron structure of the Southwark type, of five spans, and presents no very special features.
	www.victorianlondon.org /thames/vauxhallbridge.htm (249 words)

	Union County NJ - News - Vauxhall Road Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Union and Essex counties plan to close the Vauxhall Road Bridge on Wednesday May 7 for a four-month period while the 75-year-old bridge is rebuilt.
		Reconstruction of the bridge is the second part of a large-scale, four-part construction program in that area intended to control flooding.
		In the second phase, the Vauxhall Road Bridge is being replaced and the stream banks there are being supported and re-channeled from the Millburn Avenue Bridge to the Vauxhall Road Bridge.
	www.unioncountynj.org /news/2003news/vauxhall.htm (602 words)

	Vauxhall Bridge, 1819, London, History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Some subscriptions were received, and the building of a bridge on the present site of Vauxhall Bridge was determined on; but in the co-operation of this, Mr.
		The bridge, however, has a good appearance, together with excellent roads leading to it; and what is more satisfactory, especially to shareholders, the receipts already please the proprietors.
		The first stone of the bridge was laid in the year 1813, by prince Charles, the eldest son of the late duke of Brunswick; and the present beautiful erection was completed in 1816.
	www.londonancestor.com /leighs/bri-vauxhall.htm (206 words)

	Vauxhall, Kennington & the Oval, London
		The first and most prominent development was the opening of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens in 1661, which went on to reach the height of their popularity in the early 1800s, with 20,000 visiting on one night in 1826.
		Vauxhall Bridge was replaced in 1906 when it became the first London bridge to carry electric trams.
		Vauxhall Park was opened in 1890, thanks mainly to the efforts of Octavia Hill (left), who went on to co-found the National Trust.
	www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk /history.shtml (3031 words)

	Vauxhall Bridge, London : tourist information from TourUK
		Repairs to the bridge were too expensive but the construction of a new bridge was delayed.
		Vauxhall Bridge was opened in 1906 by the Prince of Wales (later George V).
		Vauxhall Bridge is unique in having its piers decorated by heroic-sized bronze statues.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_bridges/vauxhall_bridge1.htm (308 words)

	Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
		Vauxhall Gardens stood on the Surrey side of the Thames, a short distance east of Vauxhall Bridge, and was a popular place of public resort from the reign of Charles II almost to the end of the 19th century.
		Vauxhall was transformed into a fashionable favourite when Jonathan Tyers assumed management of the Gardens, remodelling and reopening them on 7 June, 1732, with a Ridotto al Fresco, at which Frederick, Prince of Wales, who had come down on his barge from Kew, was present.
		In the Grove, the square enclosed by the principal walks and the western wall of the Garden, were built temples and pavilions and a colonnade for use during bad weather.
	www.vauxhallandkennington.org.uk /sgdetail.shtml (2272 words)

	Vauxhall Gardens Revisit'd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The prosperity that first spawned public concerts in London and later Vauxhall Gardens and its competition was primarily the offshoot of a stable government, growing international commerce with the Crown's colonies, and the manufacture of goods to be marketed domestically and internationally.
		Vauxhall was also legendary for the ham served with the cold suppers; contemporary reports indicate the slices were "…as thin as muslin." Prior to 1750 most visitors arrived by water on boats from Westminster or Whitehall.
		After the construction of the new Westminster Bridge, Vauxhall could be accessed by road, but it was a somewhat tedious journey that was further complicated by traffic jams on the most popular nights.
	www.wual.ua.edu /carter_page_02.asp (2093 words)

	1814 Frost Fair (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tthe streets were piled high with snow, the ice on the river dirty and "lumpy" but firm enough on the 30th for seventy people to walk across from Queenhithe to the opposite bank.
		London Bridge was rebuilt upstream in 1823 and the old one demolished in 1831.
		Vauxhall Bridge, the first cast-iron one, was built in 1816, Waterloo Bridge in 1817 named for the Battle of 1815, Southwark Bridge in 1819.
	www.lupton2.freeserve.co.uk /history/frostfair.htm (761 words)

	Brintex Events
		The offices are on the corner of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Regency Street.
		Staying to the west of Vauxhall Bridge Road, approach the offices via Rampayne Street, passing Pimlico tube station.
		Cross Vauxhall Bridge Road at the traffic lights down a narrow one-way street, and turn immediately sharp right back towards VBR.
	www.brintex.com /?do=main.contact (128 words)

	Quay Railways
		It arrived new at Yarmouth Vauxhall in 1952 where it was housed in the GE engine shed.
		Vauxhall bridge, close to Vauxhall station, carried the railway over the River Bure to the working quays.
		The tramway lines, now within the timbers of the bridge which is shared by road traffic to and from the station.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /abbarton/yarmouth/rail/quay/quay_railways.htm (486 words)

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		The present steel bridge, designed by Sir Alexander Binnie, was built in 1895-1906 to replace James Walker\rquote s cast iron bridge of 1816 \endash that had been the first of its kind in London.
		Furthermore, the eye is destracted by the London Eye, the new foot bridges on eithe side of the Hungerfor d Bridge and the Shell Tower.
		This has proved to be a pointless exercise b ecause the Vauxhall Tower was obviously going to be to the right of the picture, and totally concealed by trees and buildings in the foreground.
	www.london.gov.uk /mayor/planning_decisions/call-ins_appeals/vauxhalltower/anthony_blee_evidence.rtf (7638 words)

	London Bridges
		As one of the few suspension bridges in London, the Albert Bridge is also among the most attractive, especially when lit at night.
		Following the removal of houses from the bridge in the 18th century, a competition was held to design a new London Bridge.
		Built by Sir John Rennie and opened in 1831 the bridge, which stood for 130 years, was eventually sold to a businessman in the US during the 1960s.
	www.talkingcities.co.uk /london_pages/sights_bridges.htm (1424 words)

	FSScreenshots.com Forum - Viewing topic #5637 - Thames Tussle...
		This one is Vauxhall Bridge and you can see Battersea Power Station with the four chimneys.
		I positioned a pedestrian with a camera on the roadway of Tower Bridge and this is the first shot he took.
		Here is the VC cockpit as we approach Tower Bridge...In their wisdom, the makers of this scenery made only a small opening in the collision shield at this bridge and although I've been through a few times the right way up, I won't attempt it inverted...
	forum.fsscreenshots.com /dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=2&topic_id=5637&mode=full&page (450 words)

	Vauxhall to Chelsea Walk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Vauxhall Bridge was originally called Regents Bridge which opened in 1816.
		Regents Bridge was the first iron bridge over the Thames in central London.
		From there we followed the NW bank of the Thames past the Tate Gallery to Vauxhall Bridge.
	www.davidgreer.ca /walking/uk/chelsea (158 words)

	Bridge design & engineering: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Brunelâs Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England is to be completely closed for part of this weekend to prevent overcrowding during a major balloon fiesta nearby.
		Studies have shown that a high number of pedestrians surging on to the bridge as they return home after events at Ashton Court Park could cause unacceptable stresses in the 140-year-old structure.
		The Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust consulted Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and police and concluded that the best way to guarantee the safety of the public and the bridge was to close the bridge at times of most risk.
	www.bridgeweb.com /news/NewsDetails.cfm?ArticleID=744 (238 words)

	Comfort Inn Vauxhall London, Vauxhall Bridge
		The award winning Comfort Inn - London Vauxhall opened in October 2000, it was chosen for its outstanding achievements and being the best newcomer in 2001 from Choice Hotels Europe, featuring facilities never seen before in a budget hotel in Central London.
		Vauxhall bridge features a bronze female statue representing "Architecture" holding a model of Saint Paul's Cathedral.
		The first stone was laid in the year 1813, by prince Charles, the eldest son of the late duke of Brunswick; and the present beautiful erection was completed in 1816.
	www.londonnights.com /london-hotels-comfort-inn-vauxhall.htm (602 words)

	Visiting our London office - Contacts and links - Walking information - Ramblers' Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We're also a 20-25 minute walk from Victoria: follow Vauxhall Bridge Road, cross the bridge and either take the steps on the left down onto the Thames Path for a few metres, or keep ahead to the junction and turn left onto Albert Embankment.
		The roads around Vauxhall Cross interchange are very busy and we advise you stick to the designated cycle paths and toucan crossings.
		We are a few steps from Vauxhall national rail, underground and bus station, served by frequent SWT trains from Waterloo and Clapham Junction, frequent Victoria Line trains direct to Brixton, Victoria, Oxford Circus, Euston and King's Cross St Pancras, and numerous buses to many parts of London.
	www.ramblers.org.uk /INFO/Contacts/visitinglondon.html (449 words)

	Lambeth Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lambeth Bridge is a road traffic and foot bridge crossing the River Thames in an east-west direction in central London; the river flows north at the crossing point.
		Downstream, the next bridge is Westminster Bridge; upstream the next is Vauxhall Bridge.
		Street map (http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.495andlon=-0.1287andscale=10000) of Lambeth Bridge, from Multimap.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Lambeth_Bridge (235 words)

	Victorian London - Thames - Views of the Thames - London Bridge to Vauxhall
		Seven enormous bridges have been built across the river at very short intervals, and unite the more animated parts of the Borough and Lambeth with London proper.
		Among these bridges is an iron suspension bridge with a bold double arch; another bridge is composed of iron and stone; and the rest are simply built of massive stones.
		It is true that only three of these seven bridges are freely open to the public, and that the four others exact a toll.
	www.victorianlondon.org /thames/description.htm (1242 words)

	The Vauxhall Iron Bridge. - - Port Cities
		The civil engineer and bridge builder John Rennie was to have built a masonry bridge on the site, but Walker's design was preferred as the cheaper option.
		The Regent's Bridge was later renamed Vauxhall Bridge.
		Like most other London bridges, it was built by a private company and charged tolls from those who used it.
	www.portcities.org.uk /london/server.php?show=ConMediaFile.5546 (87 words)

	John D. Wood UK - London Residential Estate Agents - Westminster and Southbank Area Information
		The Southern Embankment of the River Thames from Vauxhall Bridge to Tower Bridge falls into the Borough of Lambeth and Southwark.
		The well known Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens (also known as Spring Gardens) is in the heart of Vauxhall and close to The River Thames with it's north boundary by the famous New Covent Garden Market.
		Most of the properties are located between Vauxhall Bridge Road, Mill Bank and Victoria Street, the green spaces to the north of Westminster (St. James's Park and Green Park) and the famous Vincent Square in the heart of it.
	www.johndwood.co.uk /areas/soubarea.htm (567 words)

	ANTIQUE PRINTS OF LONDON AT ASH RARE BOOKS: VAUXHALL
		An attractive and uncommon antique print - a lithographic vignette view of Vauxhall Bridge, apparently from the north-west - some kind of boat-house in the foreground.
		A most attractive antique print - Vauxhall Bridge from the east, men at work in a boatyard in the foreground, two men and a dog fishing from the bank, etc. Engraved by James Baylis Allen (1803-1876) from an original study by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, the master recorder of nineteenth century London.
		A handsome antique print - Vauxhall Bridge from the west, men at work on an upturned boat in the foreground, a glimpse of Vauxhall to the south.
	www.ashrare.com /vauxhall_prints.html (750 words)

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