Palace and Hovel; Or, Phases of London Life

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

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BRIDGES OF LONDON.

History of Old London Bridge--The Fire of 1632--Where Traitors' Heads were Suspended--Temple Bar--Traffic of London Bridges--Southwark and Waterloo Bridges--The New Blackfriars Bridge--Suspension Bridges--Acrobatic Feats--Scott, the American Diver, 547