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Railway Bridge

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Latitude: 51.4981 / 51°29'53"N

Longitude: -0.0729 / 0°4'22"W

OS Eastings: 533868

OS Northings: 179447

OS Grid: TQ338794

Mapcode National: GBR WK.S4

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.PLBX

Plus Code: 9C3XFWXG+6V

Entry Name: Railway Bridge

Listing Date: 3 July 1979

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376520

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470522

ID on this website: 101376520

Location: Bermondsey, Southwark, London, SE16

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: Grange

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Bermondsey St James with Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description



SOUTHWARK

TQ3379 ABBEY STREET
636-1/5/3 Railway Bridge
03/07/79

II

Railway bridge. 1836. Engineer Colonel Landmann. Brick
semicircular arch carried on rows of 12 cast-iron Doric
columns which separate the carriageway from narrower arched
footways on either side. The whole is now incorporated in a
much larger railway bridge.
Of interest as one of the 2 surviving bridges from London's
1st railway line, the London and Greenwich, opened as far as
Deptford in 1836. See also Spa Road Railway Bridge (qv).


Listing NGR: TQ3386879447

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