medieval London Bridge

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:completedIn 1209
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1176
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:River_Thames
gptkbp:demolished 1831
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Peter_of_Colechurch
gptkbp:famousFor nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is Falling Down'
gptkbp:function gptkb:bridge
residential and commercial buildings
gptkbp:historicalEvent Great Fire of London (1666) damaged the bridge
site of the 1212 fire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label medieval London Bridge
gptkbp:length about 926 feet
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:London
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
gptkbp:notableFeature contained houses and shops
had a chapel dedicated to St Thomas Becket
site of public executions and display of heads
gptkbp:numberOfArches 19
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Roman_London_Bridge
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:New_London_Bridge_(1831)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1831_London_Bridge
gptkb:Roman_London_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6