Bridges and More
Kulturalis (Verlag)
978-1-83636-039-1 (ISBN)
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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 organisation 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.
Ian Doolittle is a legal historian and former academic barrister with a long-standing interest in London’s civic and charitable institutions. He has written extensively on property law, urban governance, and historical legal structures, and is a former editor of the Journal of Legal History. This is his first book for a general readership.
The Bridge House – a prologue
‘God and the Bridge’ – how it started
Kings (and some Queens) – support, interference, and then disengagement
The trust that wasn’t – at least not for a few centuriesThe City Corporation – the corporate trustee with a difference
London Bridge from Southwark to Arizona – the disappearing icon
More bridges – why, where and what?
Funding – property, tolls and credit
Southwark – an intriguing relationship
Parliament and politicians – coping with controversy
Tower Bridge – the new City Bridge icon
The City’s river and its bridges – a complicated relationship
‘St. Paul’s Bridge’ – the bridge that never was
The new St. Paul’s Bridge – for the millennium
‘Ancillary purposes’ – City Bridge Trust/Foundation
Discovering more – a remarkable archive
A current reading list
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.6.2026 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Architektur |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83636-039-8 / 1836360398 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83636-039-1 / 9781836360391 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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