[HN Gopher] Life across the water: exploring London Bridge and i...
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       Life across the water: exploring London Bridge and its houses
        
       Author : DeWilde
       Score  : 58 points
       Date   : 2023-02-22 09:21 UTC (3 days ago)
        
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       | ilrwbwrkhv wrote:
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         | shwoopdiwoop wrote:
         | It seems like you might have confused this website with the
         | Daily Mail comment section.
        
       | itronitron wrote:
       | >> John Rennie's New London Bridge of 1831 was relocated to
       | Arizona in 1973 and replaced by today's three-span version.
       | 
       | And they all lived happily ever after...
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_Cit...
        
       | leoedin wrote:
       | I found this part fascinating:
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       | > In 1282, the administration passed to two bridge wardens,
       | chosen from the citizens of London, who headed an organisation
       | called Bridge House. Its rent books, accounts, and leases are the
       | main sources for our understanding of the history of the bridge.
       | Bridge House still exists, and its investments are today used for
       | the support not only of London Bridge, but also Southwark Bridge,
       | Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge, and the Millennium Bridge.
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       | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_House_Estates
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       | Apparently the organisation today has an endowment of PS1.5bn!
       | And is still responsible - 741 years later - for maintaining the
       | Thames bridges.
        
       | Brendinooo wrote:
       | Awesome read. I don't know why the idea of houses on a bridge
       | captures my imagination so much but it absolutely does.
        
         | aaron695 wrote:
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         | wooly_bully wrote:
         | On a similar note - If you've not seen it, the galata bridge in
         | Istanbul has a boardwalk full of shops on its underside. Very
         | cool.
        
         | DrBazza wrote:
         | We still have at least one bridge in the UK with buildings -
         | Pulteney Bridge in Bath - https://goo.gl/maps/5DGDvhwEotkz6Kk47
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         | And just one house in Ambleside -
         | https://goo.gl/maps/ray39NX87SPNcPU19
        
         | lapama wrote:
         | There is something strong and subconscious about crossing
         | rivers. House is safety, river is risk?
        
         | jrootabega wrote:
         | I remember the same feeling in Witcher 3, exploring the
         | buildings and markets on the big bridges in Novigrad.
        
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