Grosvenor Bridge in London, England, with disused gas holder in the background.
This image shows Grosvenor Bridge in London, England, with an 80 year-old Gas Holder in the background. Grosvenor Bridge, originally known as, and alternatively called Victoria Railway Bridge, is a railway bridge over the River Thames in London, between Vauxhall Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. Originally constructed in 1860, and widened in 1865 and 1907, the bridge was rebuilt and widened again in the 1960s as an array of ten parallel bridges. The original bridge was constructed in the mid 19th century in two stages: the first bridge was built by the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway between 1859 and 1860 at a cost of £84,000 to carry trains into Victoria station; it was the first railway bridge across the Thames in central London. The engineer was Sir John Fowler. The bridge was widened on the eastern side for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and London, Chatham and Dover Railway between 1865 to 1866, at a cost of £245,000. Sir Charles Fox was the engineer. The Gas Holder (tower) in the background is owned by the National Grid and is located on Prince of Wales Drive, Battersea. The site is no longer used for storing gas and the gasholders themselves have been decommissioned. Plans have been submitted for their demolition, which I personally think is a real shame.
Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Grosvenor Road, London, England.
Photo credit: © Stuart Robertson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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