London Bridge by Meisiekind
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
This is London Bridge from the "London Bridge is falling down" fame! I found it rather drab and unimpressive - albeit very old!
Wiki - "London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or "London Bridge") is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the depredations of London Bridge and attempts, realistic or fanciful, to repair it. It may date back to bridge rhymes and games of the Late Middle Ages, but the earliest records of the rhyme in English are from the seventeenth century. The lyrics were first printed in close to their modern form in the mid-eighteenth century and became popular, particularly in Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century.
Comments (12)
Faemike55
great capture and cool information
kgb224
Superb capture Carin. God bless.
wysiwig
A nice picture of the Modern London Bridge. It replaced the New London Bridge which was built in 1831. That bridge now sits in Lake Havasu City, Arizona after being purchased by two real estate developers. The New London Bridge replaced the Old London Bridge that stood for over 600 years until it literally began to “fall down”.
jendellas
When I saw your pic, that nursery rhyme is going round in my head
T.Rex
Oh, I thought it had fallen down already! wysiwig apparently has the real story about falling down. But this is a nice photo of the stone supports. Keep up the good work. :-)
photosynthesis
I like the perspective & clean composition & I too have the song from my childhood running around my head again...
durleybeachbum
It is indeed rather brutalist in design.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
After eighteen months in the beautiful countryside, I find London to be "drab and unimpressive", and extremely dirty. Photographs around this area though, always look impressive, because they clean these streets at night, the other parts of the "Real" London are extremely different of course. where the local residents play hop scotch among the dog shite and fried chicken bones, I don't regret leaving at all. All this aside, after over 60 years in London, I know exactly where you stood here, and have stood in the very same spot, right by the stainless steel handrail, and the oddly placed flower bed at number one, London bridge.
blinkings
I find this 'seventies' version of the bridge akin to something found in the old East Germany! It has all the beauty and charm of the Berlin Wall.
goodoleboy
Wait a minute...wasn't the London Bridge of falling down fame dismantled several years ago and shipped to Arizona and then reassembled? Or am I thinking of something else? Maybe I'll check it out on Google. In any event, cool atmosphere and depth captured in this shot, Carin.
sossy
Excellent capture of a not so nice bridge and one can read the name of the bridge without the title! But now I know it is not importent to visit this bridge when I would visit London one day 😉
anahata.c
well, you captured the drabness and almost oppressive feel of the bridge, and that makes this a powerful shot. The bridge seems like a leviathan, here; and the looming dark shadows (below) make it even more elephantine. I think your proportions really bring out the leaden quality of the thing; its mass and footprint are formidable. ANd the perspective---going back to the city---is classic bridge-city stuff. Fine truthful capture, Carin.