are all bridges in london called london bridge
Desperate commuters vault barriers and police are called after rush-hour services at London Bridge grind to a halt AGAIN after signal problems. Police were called in to manage crowds and pacify irate commuters at one of Britain's busiest railway stations last night after thousands of travellers were left stranded during rush hour. It’s something of an irony that the most storied of London’s bridges is now the most modern road crossing in central London. This link between the City of London and Southwark has been built, fallen into disrepair, and then been rebuilt several times – hence the old nursery rhyme, London Bridge is Falling Down. The bridge is self-anchored, which means – unlike other London bridges – there is no “abutment” support at either end of the bridge. All materials used to build the bridge were sourced from the British Empire. In the 1950s, the bridge became a gathering point for motorcycle gangs. Southern Rail, you have outdone yourselves.’ Meanwhile Gabriella Griffith said: ‘London Bridge has reached peak chaos.’. British Transport Police officers were called to the station to help manage the growing crowds, with a spokesman unable to say how long they were expected to be in attendance. How was London bridge famous? London Bridge is a very ordinary concrete bridge and the only reason that it is well known outside London is because of the childrens nursery song 'London Bridge is falling do…wn'. Many non Londoners think that Tower Bridge is London Bridge. Prior to the existing bridge, there were Roman bridges, and medieval bridges with houses built on top. The stone one commissioned by Henry II lasted more than six centuries until 1831. A fragment of that bridge is now used as a small park bench alcove in Victoria Park, east London. Travellers were photographed jumping over or crawling under ticket barriers in a desperate attempt to get on to the few trains passing through London Bridge. There was chaos because of signalling problems south of the station, while there were also issues after a person was hit by a train. Desperate commuters vault barriers and police are called after rush-hour services at London Bridge grind to a halt AGAIN after signal problems. 1  Commuters jump over and crawl under ticket barriers at station last night.  Signal problems south of station in London and person was hit by train. Desperate commuters vault barriers and police are called after rush-hour services at London Bridge grind to a halt AGAIN after signal problems. Commuters jump over and crawl under ticket barriers at station last night. It is the oldest road bridge across the Thames in central London. In its previous incarnation, it was also the setting for William Wordworth’s poem, Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802, which includes the lines.
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