From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extracted text : " BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE — Blackfriars Bridge, a handsome iron structure, was built in 1864—1869, from the designs of Mr. F. Cubitt, at a cost of about It is more than 1,250 feet long, and about 80 feet broad, and crosses the river in five arches, the central arch spanning 185 feet. An ancient monastery of the order of the Black Friars once stood on the banks of the Thames in this vicinity, and it is to this that the present Bridge owes its name. Part Of the site Of this monastery was afterwards occupied by a theatre
From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extracted text : " BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE — Blackfriars Bridge, a handsome iron structure, was built in 1864—1869, from the designs of Mr. F. Cubitt, at a cost of about It is more than 1,250 feet long, and about 80 feet broad, and crosses the river in five arches, the central arch spanning 185 feet. An ancient monastery of the order of the Black Friars once stood on the banks of the Thames in this vicinity, and it is to this that the present Bridge owes its name. Part Of the site Of this monastery was afterwards occupied by a theatre in which Shakespeare is said to have acted; the name Playhouse Yard serves to remind the present generation of these interesting Blackfriars Bridge commands one of the finest views to be obtained of the Dome of St. Paul's. "
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