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Site ID :- GTL00009
Key Words :- railway
Linked Sites :-
GTL00008,London Bridge Station
GTL03997,Abbey Street railway bridge
GTL03956,Spa Road railway bridge
GTL00061,Spa Road Station
GTL00197,Deptford Railway Viaduct and Station
GTL00243,Greenwich Station

Address :- London, Greater London
Grid Reference :- TQ 371 774
Grid Co-ordinates :- Easting 537100 m, Northing 177400 m
Lat & Long (WGS84) :- 51.47895 , -0.02713
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Administrative Area :- Southwark London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Greater London Council
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
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Contributor :- GLIAS Database - 2 June 2018
Contributors Society :- Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © GLIAS Database

Record Status :- Incomplete
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Description and History

Cast-iron Doric colonnade bridges at Abbey St., SE1 (339794) and Spa Rd. (qv), both Grade II. Spa Rd. in use first; therefore London's oldest operational railway bridge. Much widened viaduct of LGR, still carries mainline services into London Bridge. Original viaduct of 878 arches, still world's largest brick structure, designed by Col. Landmann to minimise land purchase. Line opened from Deptford to Spa Road Bermondsey on 8 February 1836. Extended to London Bridge in December and again, via lift bridge over Deptford Creek, to Greenwich, 24 December 1838.

Further Reading and References

• Docklands History Survey, Greater London Council Historic Buildings Division 1984, ISBN 978-0716813293.

Previous Comments:-

Repace with: Cast-iron doric columnade bridges at Abbey St, SE1 (339794) and Spa Rd (341792), both Grade II. Spa Rd in use first; therefore London's oldest operational railway bridge. Much widened viaduct of L&GR, still carries mainline services into London Bridge Station. Original viaduct of 878 arches, still world's largest brick structure, designed by Col. Landmann to minimise land purchase. Line opened from Deptford to Spa Road Bermondsey on 8 February 1836. Extended to London Bridge in December and again, via lift bridge over Deptford Creek, to Greenwich, 24 December 1838. - Charles Norrie
--- the following annotation is from Bob Rust, GLIAS :
Comments on Spa Road at site for Spa Road Station. These sites could really be merged. - Robert Mason - 29 April 2022 - Robert Mason - 10 November 2023 - Robert Mason - 10 November 2023 - Robert Mason - 10 November 2023 - Robert Mason - 10 November 2023

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