London Bridge — Extends across the River Thames from Adelaide Place and King William Street to High Street, Southwark. Architect, J. Rennie. Erected 1824 31. Opened by King William IV. in 1831. It is made of granite, with 5 elliptical arches (Gent. Mag … Dictionary of London
London Wall, Street — West from Old Broad Street to Cripplegate (P.O. Directory). A street on the line of the old Wall of London (q.v.). In Broad Street Ward, Bassishaw Ward, Coleman Street Ward and Cripplegate Ward Within. First mention of the street : In… … Dictionary of London
Still Alley — 1) East out of Houndsditch at No, 104. On the boundary of Portsoken and Bishopsgate Wards (O. and M. 1677 Lockie, 1810). Still Court or Alley in Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 109. It seems to have been called Steel Alley (q.v.) in 1569.… … Dictionary of London
London — London † Catholic Encyclopedia ► London London, the capital of England and chief city of the British Empire, is situated about fifty miles from the mouth of the Thames, Lat. 51°30 , Long. 0°5 . The word London is used in widely… … Catholic encyclopedia
LONDON — LONDON, capital of england and seat of what has always been the largest Jewish community in the country. Medieval Period There is no reliable evidence for the presence of Jews in London until after the close of the Saxon period. After the Norman… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
London water supply infrastructure — London s Water Supply Infrastructure has developed over the centuries in line with the expansion of London and now represents a sizeable infrastructure investment. For much of London s history, private companies supplied fresh water to various… … Wikipedia
London Metropolitan Archives — building The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) are the main archives for the Greater London area. Established in 1997, having previously been known as the Greater London Record Office, they are financed by the City of London Corporation. Based… … Wikipedia
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London General — is a modern bus operating company. It is now owned by the Go Ahead Group and operates buses under contract to London Buses. The company was named in honour of the London General Omnibus Company, the principal operator of buses in London between… … Wikipedia
London Country Bus Services — was a former bus company that operated in South East England from 1969 until split up and sold in 1986 under Margaret Thatcher s government s bus deregulation scheme.HistoryCreationLondon Country Bus Services Ltd, which used the trading name… … Wikipedia
