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Bridges and More: How London's Bridges Came to Span a River and a City

Bridges and More: How London's Bridges Came to Span a River and a City

Doolittle, Ian

Hardcover

Technology & EngineeringGeneral ArchitectureBritish History

Publisher Price: $25.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date March 9, 2027

ISBN10: 1836360398
ISBN13: 9781836360391
Publisher: Kulturalis
Published: Mar 9 2027
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.57
Language: English
An engaging and accessible history of City Bridge Foundation, the extraordinary charity behind London's bridges and one of the capital's oldest civic institutions.

City Bridge Foundation is the oldest charity in London still operating under its original purpose. Established over 700 years ago to maintain London Bridge, it now cares for five of the Thames's great crossings while distributing surplus income to charities across the capital. Worth 1.5 billion, it remains managed by the City of London Corporation. This lively and original book traces the development of the Foundation from its religious origins as the 'Bridge House, ' through political intrigue, civic evolution and remarkable acts of giving. Written by legal historian Ian Doolittle, it introduces a little-known but extraordinary organization whose assets were built from the donations of ordinary Londoners. The Foundation's story spans medieval craftsmanship, royal interference, and the complexities of modern governance, all while helping shape the physical and civic landscape of London. It is a story of bridges, certainly, but also of money, power, and purpose.

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