Main entry:

Walker, R. J. B. (Richard John Boileau), 1916-2010, author.

Title & Author:

Old Westminster Bridge : the bridge of fools / RJB Walker.

Publication:

Newton Abbot ; London ; North Pomfret, Vt. : David and Charles, [1979].
©1979

Description:

319 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index.
The need for a bridge -- Early attempts -- The decisions to build, 1721-36 -- After the Act of Parliament, 1736-7 -- Ripley versus Labelye, 1737-8 -- Building begins, 1738-9 -- The great frost, 1739-40 -- The last bridge lottery, 1741 -- Westminster Bridge, 1742-3 -- Westminster Bridge, 1744-5 -- Westminster Bridge, 1746-7 -- Westminster Bridge, 1748 -- Westminster Bridge, 1749 -- Westminster Bridge, 1750 -- Westminster Bridge, 1751 -- Paintings of the bridge -- The approaches -- Decline and fall.

Summary:

"The building of Westminster Bridge was an engineering and architectural achievement which has attracted very little attention. Because it was financed by lottery (hence Fielding's acid nickname 'the Bridge of Fools') then by annual Parliamentary grants, it falls outside the scope of The History of the King's Works. This scholarly and comprehensive study attempts for the first time to place the bridge in its historical and artistic perspective."-- Book jacket.

ISBN:

0715378376
9780715378373

Subject:

Bridges England London History.
Ponts Angleterre Londres Histoire.
Westminster Bridge (London, England) History.
Westminster Bridge (London, England)
Westminster Bridge (Londres, Angleterre)
Westminster Bridge (Londres, Angleterre) Histoire.
England London
England London Westminster Bridge
London Bridges Westminster Bridge

Holdings:

Location: Library main 117631
Call No.: ID:85-B19669
Status: Available