The Free course of the river being obstructed by the numerous piers of the ancient bridge, and the passage of boats and vessels through its narrow channels being often attended with danger and loss of life by reason of the force and rapidity of the current, the city of London, ... resolved to erect a bridge upon a foundation altogether new ... John Rennie, F.R.S. architect

[1825]
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Rennie, John 1761-1821.