Video of the London Bridge (NEW)
Carl Rogers
Did you know that the London Bridge was deconstructed and moved to
Arizona? It may sound zany, but that's exactly what happened. The
Worldwide Transportation Library (WWTL) now offers a video of the
historic London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, Arizona:
http://wwtl.info/#hist-london-bridgev.html
This video demonstrates traffic movement and definition of
architecture in a nighttime setting. But... What happened to London,
England as a result of the bridge movement, you might ask? A new
London Bridge was erected in place of the old bridge, bearing a
similar style and appearance that the old bridge has.
If your computer's desktop resolution is 1024x768 or less, please
enjoy this video through the following link:
http://wwtl.info/hist-london-bridgev.html
Enjoy! As the worldwide leader in roadside photographs and videos,
the WWTL offers you content from the Americas, Europe, Asia,
Australia, and the Middle East.
Cheers,
Carl Rogers
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Steve Firth
> Did you know that the London Bridge was deconstructed and moved to
> Arizona?
It's "London Bridge" not "the London Bridge".
And it's like old news man. It was news when I was a child a primary
school.
[snip]
> A new London Bridge was erected in place of the old bridge, bearing a
> similar style and appearance that the old bridge has.
Heck, in the past you've demonstrated that you don't speak any foreign
languages. Now you're proving that you can't speak English.
Now bugger off Todgers. You're a bore.
George
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGD6gYlPaaY
This is a video I shot using a high tech spy camera on the dash.
In the daylight over a year ago.
thomas
"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1j9lyv3.dn2r3j1uidqv9N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
>
> It's "London Bridge" not "the London Bridge".
>
Nightjar
>
> "Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1j9lyv3.dn2r3j1uidqv9N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
>>
>> It's "London Bridge" not "the London Bridge".
>>
> Wrong again
It has been 'London Bridge' since 1209.
Colin Bignell
Steve Firth
Oh look, a stalker.
The London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
The London Bridge is falling down,
But only in Toomy's Fantasy World.
Steve Firth
> This is a video I shot using a high tech spy camera on the dash.
> In the daylight over a year ago.
Crikey, what a dump that place is.
BrianW
> thomas <toooommy...@retardedloony.com> wrote:
> > "Steve Firth" <%ste...@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:1j9lyv3.dn2r3j1uidqv9N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk...
>
> > > It's "London Bridge" not "the London Bridge".
>
> > Wrong again Filth
>
> Oh look, a stalker.
>
> The London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down.
> The London Bridge is falling down,
> But only in Toomy's Fantasy World.
Be fair, now - if you drank as much meths as Toomy, *you'd* think The
London Bridge was falling down too.
richard
that's just the little island they call "the point".
The actual city ain't a dump at all. I spent a couple of nights there and
liked it.
Actually, it's not a true island. They cut a water way just for the london
bridge.
What amazed me was, from all the pictures and drawings I'd seen of it in
London, I always thought it was 3 times that size.
Steve Firth
>
> What amazed me was, from all the pictures and drawings I'd seen of it in
> London, I always thought it was 3 times that size.
The location of London Bridge is one of the relatively narrow places
along that section of the Thames. It was the first choice of location
for building the medieval and Roman before that bridges. But the Thames
isn't a big river.
If you want big bridges you have to go to the Avon, Forth and Humber or
the Thames Crossing at Dartford. The Humber bridge was the world's
longest bridge for many years until the Japanese built one that was
longer.
Tony Dragon
It's incredible how you can make a fool of yourself so many times.
Is it natural or did you take lessons?
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Larry Sheldon
No mention anywhere of "the" London Bridge in a Google Search.
My God, I hate having to defend that twat.
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Seymour Bush
Man, what are ye talking about? London's filthy, sure, but I'm nae sure
what ye are getting at.
> www.malloc.co.uk
A fair site ye are spamming us with. Does it really belong to ye? I
cannae see how as it seems to be pretty clear and I couldnae find any
spelling mistakes.
Seymour
richard
Duhhhhhhh.
"The" is nothing more than an identifying word. Such as "The Thames River".
While the actual name of the river is "Thames".
Much in the same light as using "that London Bridge" or "this London
Bridge" or perhaps even "a London Bridge".
Since "bridge" is in caps, we are then identifying one particular bridge
within London rather than saying any London bridge.
And for google witch hunters, google automatically drops the word "the".
Steve Firth
> Duhhhhhhh.
Thank you for your contribution. You and Toomy should get on well
together.
Mark Goodge
typed:
>On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:36:26 +0000, Steve Firth wrote:
>
>> Carl Rogers <postm...@wwtl.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Did you know that the London Bridge was deconstructed and moved to
>>> Arizona?
>>
>> It's "London Bridge" not "the London Bridge".
>>
>> And it's like old news man. It was news when I was a child a primary
>> school.
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> A new London Bridge was erected in place of the old bridge, bearing a
>>> similar style and appearance that the old bridge has.
>>
>> Heck, in the past you've demonstrated that you don't speak any foreign
>> languages. Now you're proving that you can't speak English.
>>
>> Now bugger off Todgers. You're a bore.
>
>Duhhhhhhh.
>"The" is nothing more than an identifying word. Such as "The Thames River".
>While the actual name of the river is "Thames".
Actually, the correct name of the river is "The River Thames", or "The
Thames" for short (or, in colloquial naval parlance, "the London
River"). The name includes the definite article, omitting it is
incorrect, as is reversing the words "River" and "Thames" to come up
with "Thames River".
London Bridge, on the other hand, doesn't take the definite article as
part of the name. You can refer to it as "a London bridge", using the
indefinite article, since it is, indeed, one of many London bridges,
but calling it "the London Bridge" is a solecism unless linked with
whatever wording is necessary to explain which particular bridge is
intended.
Incidentally, the London Bridge that was taken to Arizona was actually
the second to bear the name, and until it was sold and demolished it
was generally referred to as "new" London Bridge. The old London
Bridge was demolished in 1831 as it was hazardous to shipping.
It's also a bit of an urban myth that the bridge was rebuilt in its
entirety in Arizona. The Arizona bridge is a concrete framework, with
just the cladding consisting of stone from the demolished London
bridge.
Mark
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richard
I think Mr. McCulloch would slap you silly for that.
Some years ago, before the internet, there was a video out of the
adventure. In which the man himself explained that they took every brick
off one by one, numbered them, then reassembled the bricks as they were in
Arizona.
Now I have no doubt that the bridge in London as it was, could withstand
the weight of car and truck traffic, so beefing it up would be required.
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/london-bridge.html
http://www.londonbridgeresort.com/ResortOverview/History/LondonBridge.aspx
This one has an aerial shot of the bridge.
Steve Riner
That is a desert, you know. Any grass and for the most part any trees
don't really belong, and it's an unfortunate waste of water to try to
cultivate them. Temps in the summer can approach 120°F and humidity
can be in the low single digits. The natural condition is brown and
sandy with scrub vegetation.
Steve Riner
Pueblo West CO
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Phil Bradshaw
>
> http://www.arizona-leisure.com/london-bridge.html
'The bridge is 950 feet long and weights more than thirty tons.'
Merkins ... <sigh>
Steve Firth
> I think Mr. McCulloch would slap you silly for that. Some years ago,
> before the internet, there was a video out of the adventure. In which the
> man himself explained that they took every brick off one by one, numbered
> them, then reassembled the bricks as they were in Arizona.
There are no bricks in London Bridge. HTH.
Mark Goodge
typed:
>On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:41 +0000, Mark Goodge wrote:
>>
>> It's also a bit of an urban myth that the bridge was rebuilt in its
>> entirety in Arizona. The Arizona bridge is a concrete framework, with
>> just the cladding consisting of stone from the demolished London
>> bridge.
>
>I think Mr. McCulloch would slap you silly for that.
>Some years ago, before the internet, there was a video out of the
>adventure. In which the man himself explained that they took every brick
>off one by one, numbered them, then reassembled the bricks as they were in
>Arizona.
Mr McCulloch needs to edit the Wikipedia entry, then:
The original stone was used to clad a concrete structure, so that
the bridge is no longer the original it is modeled after.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)
Larry Sheldon
I don't think the Havasu bridge is even as long as it was in the Thames.
Matthew Russotto
That's the story they tell at the Tower of London as well (along with
making fun of McCulloch by claiming he thought he was getting the
rather more ornate Tower Bridge, which isn't true). The National Park
Service backs it up
http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/az/az0400/az0474/data/az0474.pdf
I think only the cladding stones were shipped over in the first place;
the interior structural stone was not.
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