1209
- construction completed of the first London Bridge.
1357,
by this date 128 shops had been built on the Bridge as well as the
two big Guard houses each end.
The
stone supports of the piers were called 'starlings' and caused turbulence
in the water. Thousands were lost in accidents, shooting the rapids.
1577
foundation stone laid for Nonesuch House, which neverthless was made
from wood, starting with a timber frame from Holland.It survived when
other constructions nearby tottered and was demolished c1757.
1623,
first serious fire, with some slighter damage during the Great Fire
of 1666.Merchants continued to build more constructions on the Bridge,
and extend existing residences, often cantilevered out into the space
above th river. The structures of the Bridge grew up piecemeal, and
gradually constructed the throughfare, causing considerable congestion
of traffic.
1762
the last houses cleared from the bridge and after 1789 it was decided
to demolish the existing structure.
1831
the new London Bridge completed.
The
present bridge was completed after 1972.