The Thames bridge also known as the London bridge was built in different materials but in 1725, the bridge was made of medieval stone arches. The original wooden bridge was built in 50 AD. The remodel of the bridge was started because Henry the II wanted to remake the bridge with a chapel at the center to remember his friend Thomas Becket after he was murdered. (“London Bridge,” n.d.)
At the time of 1725, the bridge was only open for pedestrians to cross the Thames River to get to Southwark from the City of London, which at the time was the only way to cross. The bridge has houses on either to make it look like more of a street. In the center of the bridge, there is a space for you can see the ships go through. On the London side there is a water pump to send water throughout the town (De Saussure, 83).
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De Saussure, C. (1902). A Foreign View of England in the Reigns of George I. & George II: The Letters of Monsieur Cesar De Saussure to his family. London: John Murray.
The Old London Bridge in 1500 showing the houses on the bridge.