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The London Bridge in
1176 featured twenty
arches and stone piers
with a drawbridge. This
took thirty years
1176 featured twenty
arches and stone piers
with a drawbridge. This
took thirty years
Photo of the arch from
Rennin's London Bridge
which still supports the
southern end of the
present bridge
Rennin's London Bridge
which still supports the
southern end of the
present bridge
Nancy's Steps portion of the
Rennie London Bridge
with plaque commemorating where
Nancy meets Rose
and Mr. Brown low in her attempt
to save Oliver (Oliver Twist
Rennie London Bridge
with plaque commemorating where
Nancy meets Rose
and Mr. Brown low in her attempt
to save Oliver (Oliver Twist
Wallace was knighted and became Guardian of the Realm. William
Wallace was defeated at Falkirk and spent the next several years on the
run, both in Scotland and on the continent, before being captured and
cruelly executed as a traitor to England on August 23, 1305. Sir William
Wallace was the first head to be garishly displayed on the London Bridge.
But before his head made its debut, Wallace was hanged, disembowelled,
beheaded, quartered, and then his head was boiled and preserved in tar.
He was a knight and a Scottish patriot who led a resistance against the
English occupation of Scotland.
Wallace was defeated at Falkirk and spent the next several years on the
run, both in Scotland and on the continent, before being captured and
cruelly executed as a traitor to England on August 23, 1305. Sir William
Wallace was the first head to be garishly displayed on the London Bridge.
But before his head made its debut, Wallace was hanged, disembowelled,
beheaded, quartered, and then his head was boiled and preserved in tar.
He was a knight and a Scottish patriot who led a resistance against the
English occupation of Scotland.
One account tells us that he could not resist the challenge of
an English churl who had a reputation for weight lifting. For
fourpence he would let anyone hit him across the back with a
rough pole which he carried. William offered the man 3 times
his usual for the privilege, and subsequently hit the guy with
such force as to break his back. The other soldiers present
tried to overpower Wallace but he brained one with the cudgel
and broke the neck of another, then drew his sword, felled a
third and slashed through the armpit armour of a fourth.
Including the churl. Wallace killed five Englishmen in this
brief but bloody encounter before leaping on a nearby horse
and making his escape back to his hiding place of Leglen Wood.
an English churl who had a reputation for weight lifting. For
fourpence he would let anyone hit him across the back with a
rough pole which he carried. William offered the man 3 times
his usual for the privilege, and subsequently hit the guy with
such force as to break his back. The other soldiers present
tried to overpower Wallace but he brained one with the cudgel
and broke the neck of another, then drew his sword, felled a
third and slashed through the armpit armour of a fourth.
Including the churl. Wallace killed five Englishmen in this
brief but bloody encounter before leaping on a nearby horse
and making his escape back to his hiding place of Leglen Wood.
Picts of the London Bridge
being Disassembled in London
being Disassembled in London
Sir William Wallace
Jack the Ripper, the most famous serial killer of all time
The name 'Jack the Ripper' has
become the most infamous in the
annals of murder. Yet, the amazing
fact is that his identity remains
unproven today. In the years
1888-1891 the name was regarded
with terror by the residents of
London's East End, and was known
the world over. So shrouded in myth
and mystery.
become the most infamous in the
annals of murder. Yet, the amazing
fact is that his identity remains
unproven today. In the years
1888-1891 the name was regarded
with terror by the residents of
London's East End, and was known
the world over. So shrouded in myth
and mystery.
Over the years the mystery has deepened to the degree
that the truth is almost totally obscured. Innumerable
press stories, pamphlets, books, plays, films, and even
musicals have dramatised and distorted the facts to
such a degree that the fiction is publicly accepted more
than the reality.
that the truth is almost totally obscured. Innumerable
press stories, pamphlets, books, plays, films, and even
musicals have dramatised and distorted the facts to
such a degree that the fiction is publicly accepted more
than the reality.
Bones recently unearthed in the secret catacombs
found under the London Bridge in London, England.
London is currently in the process of building a new
attraction called the "London Bridge Experience".
While excavating the area, a series of very unusual
events have occurred. Workers tools have gone
missing, several light bulbs have blown out despite the
electric being in perfect order. Many have reported the
feeling of being watched. The recent discovery of
skeletons just added to everyone's fears. Human
remains were found in a sealed vault of hidden tombs
underneath the present London Bridge. It was an old
plague pit and cemetery. The most recent set of bones
were discovered last October under concrete flooring.
found under the London Bridge in London, England.
London is currently in the process of building a new
attraction called the "London Bridge Experience".
While excavating the area, a series of very unusual
events have occurred. Workers tools have gone
missing, several light bulbs have blown out despite the
electric being in perfect order. Many have reported the
feeling of being watched. The recent discovery of
skeletons just added to everyone's fears. Human
remains were found in a sealed vault of hidden tombs
underneath the present London Bridge. It was an old
plague pit and cemetery. The most recent set of bones
were discovered last October under concrete flooring.
BRAVEHEART
Our London bridge was purchased on April 18, 1968 for a bid of $2,460,000 by Robert P.
McCulloch. Plus $1.2 million for dismantling and $10,000 for every year McCulloch had
been alive. The 22 lbs. of granite was shipped from London to Long Beach, Ca and then
trucked to Lake Havasu. It took 3 years to reconstruct the bridge in Havasu. From the
first stone laid Sept. 1968 to its dedication October 1971. The five arches were formed by
using sand mounds as molds. After the stones were in place, the sand molds were removed
and the channel was dredged to create the island. The bridge now measures 953 feet but in
London it was 1,005 feet long which included the on and off ramps.
McCulloch. Plus $1.2 million for dismantling and $10,000 for every year McCulloch had
been alive. The 22 lbs. of granite was shipped from London to Long Beach, Ca and then
trucked to Lake Havasu. It took 3 years to reconstruct the bridge in Havasu. From the
first stone laid Sept. 1968 to its dedication October 1971. The five arches were formed by
using sand mounds as molds. After the stones were in place, the sand molds were removed
and the channel was dredged to create the island. The bridge now measures 953 feet but in
London it was 1,005 feet long which included the on and off ramps.
THE WORLD
FAMOUS
LONDON BRIDGE
FAMOUS
LONDON BRIDGE
THIS PAGE IS TO
FAMILIARIZE YOU
WITH THE DARK
SETTING ENGLAND
WAS IN AT THE
TIME OF OUR
BELOVED LONDON
BRIDGE.
HISTORICAL TOUR
101 FOR SOME OF
THE PEOPLE AND
PLACES WE WILL
BE RESURRECTING
THROUGH OUR
WALK ACROSS
TIME. THERE IS SO
MUCH
INFORMATION WE
HAVE LEARNED
WHILE
RESEARCHING THE
LONDON BRIDGE
THAT WE CANT
FIT IT INTO AN
HOUR TOUR. WE
HOPE YOU FIND
THIS PAGE
HELPFUL AND
LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU
ON THE TOUR.
FAMILIARIZE YOU
WITH THE DARK
SETTING ENGLAND
WAS IN AT THE
TIME OF OUR
BELOVED LONDON
BRIDGE.
HISTORICAL TOUR
101 FOR SOME OF
THE PEOPLE AND
PLACES WE WILL
BE RESURRECTING
THROUGH OUR
WALK ACROSS
TIME. THERE IS SO
MUCH
INFORMATION WE
HAVE LEARNED
WHILE
RESEARCHING THE
LONDON BRIDGE
THAT WE CANT
FIT IT INTO AN
HOUR TOUR. WE
HOPE YOU FIND
THIS PAGE
HELPFUL AND
LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU
ON THE TOUR.
CHOLERA
THE FIRST CASE OF CHOLERA WAS IN 1832. NINE THOUSAND
PEOPLE DIED IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THIS DEVASTATING
EPIDEMIC. A CHILD HAD A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 16YEARS.
ITS ESTIMATED THAT FROM JULY TO AUGUST 1832,
THERE WERE 3,000 DEATHS FROM CHOLERA JUST IN LONDON
ALONE. EIGHT HUNDRED OF THOSE WERE FROM THE EAST END OF LONDON AND
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE FROM POOR WHITE CHAPEL. DOCTORS WERE
NOT ALWAYS TRUSTED IN THEIR TREATMENT FOR THE PLAGUE. WHEN IT
APPEARED THE MEDICINES WERE MAKING PEOPLE SICKER, THE PEOPLE
EXPERIMENTED BY GIVING SOME TO CATS, WHO ALL DIED SHORTLY AFTER. IN
JULY 1832 LONDON WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO GET RID OF THE CHOLERA
VICTIMS BODIES THAT KNOCKINGS COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM INSIDE
COFFINS DURING ITS FUNERAL PROCESSION.
PEOPLE DIED IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THIS DEVASTATING
EPIDEMIC. A CHILD HAD A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 16YEARS.
ITS ESTIMATED THAT FROM JULY TO AUGUST 1832,
THERE WERE 3,000 DEATHS FROM CHOLERA JUST IN LONDON
ALONE. EIGHT HUNDRED OF THOSE WERE FROM THE EAST END OF LONDON AND
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE FROM POOR WHITE CHAPEL. DOCTORS WERE
NOT ALWAYS TRUSTED IN THEIR TREATMENT FOR THE PLAGUE. WHEN IT
APPEARED THE MEDICINES WERE MAKING PEOPLE SICKER, THE PEOPLE
EXPERIMENTED BY GIVING SOME TO CATS, WHO ALL DIED SHORTLY AFTER. IN
JULY 1832 LONDON WAS IN SUCH A HURRY TO GET RID OF THE CHOLERA
VICTIMS BODIES THAT KNOCKINGS COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM INSIDE
COFFINS DURING ITS FUNERAL PROCESSION.
2000 YEAR
HISTORY OF THE
LONDON BRIDGE
HISTORY OF THE
LONDON BRIDGE
FIRST BRIDGE
IN LONDON
WAS BUILT BY
THE ROMANS
IN A.D.
IN LONDON
WAS BUILT BY
THE ROMANS
IN A.D.
1014 THE
LONDON
BRIDGE WAS
INVADED BY
THE DANES
LONDON
BRIDGE WAS
INVADED BY
THE DANES
1176 FIRST
STONE BRIDGE
BUILT AND
LASTED 600
YEARS
STONE BRIDGE
BUILT AND
LASTED 600
YEARS
1212
MANY PEOPLE
BURNED TO
DEATH WHILE
BEING
TRAPPED
BETWEEN
FIRES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE
BRIDGE
MANY PEOPLE
BURNED TO
DEATH WHILE
BEING
TRAPPED
BETWEEN
FIRES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE
BRIDGE
1623
43 HOUSES
PLUS SOME
SHOPS ON
THE LONDON
BRIDGE
WERE
DESTROYED
BY ANOTHER
FIRE
43 HOUSES
PLUS SOME
SHOPS ON
THE LONDON
BRIDGE
WERE
DESTROYED
BY ANOTHER
FIRE
1657
LONDON
BRIDGE WAS
WIDENED AND
REINFORCED
LONDON
BRIDGE WAS
WIDENED AND
REINFORCED
1825
THE FIRST
STONE WAS
LAID INTO THE
NEW RENNIE
BRIDGE BY THE
LORD MAYOR
OF LONDON,
JOHN
GARRATT, IN
THE PRESENCE
OF THE DUKE
OF YORK.
THE FIRST
STONE WAS
LAID INTO THE
NEW RENNIE
BRIDGE BY THE
LORD MAYOR
OF LONDON,
JOHN
GARRATT, IN
THE PRESENCE
OF THE DUKE
OF YORK.
LONDON, ENGLAND'S
JUSTICE SYSTEM
A.K.A. METHODS OF
TORTURE
TORTURE WAS A
LEGITIMATE WAY OF
COAXING CONFESSIONS
BOTH IN AND OUT OF
THE TRIAL ROOM IN
MEDIEVAL TIMES.
THERE WERE NO LAWS
TO REGULATE OR
RESTRICT THE DEGREES
OF TORTURE BUT THE
BARBARIC PENALTIES
WERE BASED ON THE
CRIME AND ONES
SOCIAL STATUS.
BEATING BLINDING
BOILING BURNING
BONE BREAKING
BRANDING CHOKING
CASTRATION CUTTING
DISFIGUREMENT
DISLOCATION
DROWNING
ROASTING
STARVATION
TICKLING
GENITAL MUTILATION
TOUNGE REMOVAL
COMPRESSING LIMBS
RIPPING OUT TEETH AND
NAILS
INJECTION OF WATER,
VINEGAR, OR OIL
IF YOU WERE HUNG, A
SLOW SUFFOCATION
WOULD BE
EXPERIENCED UNLESS
YOU WERE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO HAVE A
RELATIVE STILL ALIVE
TO COME PULL ON YOUR
LEGS AND BREAK YOUR
NECK.
IN THE STATE OF
ARIZONA, PRISONERS
THINK WEARING PINK
BOXERS IS TORTURE.
JUSTICE SYSTEM
A.K.A. METHODS OF
TORTURE
TORTURE WAS A
LEGITIMATE WAY OF
COAXING CONFESSIONS
BOTH IN AND OUT OF
THE TRIAL ROOM IN
MEDIEVAL TIMES.
THERE WERE NO LAWS
TO REGULATE OR
RESTRICT THE DEGREES
OF TORTURE BUT THE
BARBARIC PENALTIES
WERE BASED ON THE
CRIME AND ONES
SOCIAL STATUS.
BEATING BLINDING
BOILING BURNING
BONE BREAKING
BRANDING CHOKING
CASTRATION CUTTING
DISFIGUREMENT
DISLOCATION
DROWNING
ROASTING
STARVATION
TICKLING
GENITAL MUTILATION
TOUNGE REMOVAL
COMPRESSING LIMBS
RIPPING OUT TEETH AND
NAILS
INJECTION OF WATER,
VINEGAR, OR OIL
IF YOU WERE HUNG, A
SLOW SUFFOCATION
WOULD BE
EXPERIENCED UNLESS
YOU WERE LUCKY
ENOUGH TO HAVE A
RELATIVE STILL ALIVE
TO COME PULL ON YOUR
LEGS AND BREAK YOUR
NECK.
IN THE STATE OF
ARIZONA, PRISONERS
THINK WEARING PINK
BOXERS IS TORTURE.