Remembering when...
Remembering when... the first Southwark Bridge was replaced by the current Southwark Bridge and was opened by King George V on 6th June 1921 By Ken Hayes - Honorary Membership Secretary
28 Southwark BUSINESS TODAY
The first Southwark Bridge, built by John Rennie for the Southwark Bridge Company, opened in 1811. It joined the City of London to Bankside in Southwark and was of cast-iron construction and the carriage way was 42 feet wide and was a toll bridge at a time when London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge were free of toll, so it was not a commercial success.
