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Thames Embankment

Index Thames Embankment

The Thames Embankment is a work of 19th-century civil engineering that reclaimed marshy land next to the River Thames in central London. [1]

35 relations: Albert Embankment, Battersea Bridge, Bazalgette Memorial, Blackfriars Bridge, Blackfriars, London, Central London, Charing Cross, Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Christopher Wren, Circle line (London Underground), Civil engineering, District line, Frederick Trench (British Army officer), George IV of the United Kingdom, Granite, James Walker (engineer), John Martin (painter), Joseph Bazalgette, Lamorna, London, London sewerage system, London Underground, Millbank, Natural disaster, Palace of Westminster, River Thames, Savoy Hotel, Shell Mex House, Subterranean rivers of London, Victoria Embankment, Victoria Tower Gardens, Watergate (architecture), William Webster (builder), 1928 Thames flood.

Albert Embankment

Albert Embankment is part of the river bank on the south side of the River Thames in Central London.

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Battersea Bridge

Battersea Bridge is a five-span arch bridge with cast-iron girders and granite piers crossing the River Thames in London, England.

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Bazalgette Memorial

The Sir Joseph Bazalgette Memorial is a memorial to the Victorian engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, by George Blackall Simonds.

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Blackfriars Bridge

Blackfriars Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames in London, between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, carrying the A201 road.

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Blackfriars, London

Blackfriars is an area of central London, which lies in the south-west corner of the City of London.

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Central London

Central London is the innermost part of London, in the United Kingdom, spanning several boroughs.

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Charing Cross

Charing Cross is a junction in London, England, where six routes meet.

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Chelsea Embankment

Chelsea Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and walkway along the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.

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Cheyne Walk

Cheyne Walk is an historic road, in Chelsea, London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (–) was an English anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist, as well as one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.

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Circle line (London Underground)

The Circle line is a London Underground line in a spiralling shape, running from Hammersmith in the west to Edgware Road and then looping around central London back to Edgware Road.

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Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, and railways.

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District line

The District line is a London Underground line that runs from in the east to in west London, where it splits into a number of branches.

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Frederick Trench (British Army officer)

General Sir Frederick William Trench (17756 December 1859), was a British Army officer and Tory politician.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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Granite

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.

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James Walker (engineer)

James Walker FRSE, FRS (14 September 1781 – 8 October 1862) was an influential Scottish civil engineer.

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John Martin (painter)

John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator.

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Joseph Bazalgette

Sir Joseph William Bazalgette, CB (28 March 181915 March 1891) was a 19th-century English civil engineer.

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Lamorna

Lamorna (Nansmornow) is a village, valley and cove in west Cornwall, England, UK.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London sewerage system

The London sewerage system is part of the water infrastructure serving London, England.

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London Underground

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground, or by its nickname the Tube) is a public rapid transit system serving London and some parts of the adjacent counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.

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Millbank

Millbank is an area of central London in the City of Westminster.

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Natural disaster

A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic processes.

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Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Savoy Hotel

The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England.

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Shell Mex House

Shell Mex House is a grade II listed building situated at number 80 Strand, London, England.

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Subterranean rivers of London

The subterranean or underground rivers of London are the tributaries of the River Thames and River Lea that were built over during the growth of the metropolis of London.

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Victoria Embankment

Victoria Embankment is part of the Thames Embankment, a road and river-walk along the north bank of the River Thames in London.

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Victoria Tower Gardens

Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London.

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Watergate (architecture)

A watergate (or water gate) is a fortified gate, leading directly from a castle or town wall directly on to a quay, river side or harbour.

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William Webster (builder)

William Webster (May 1819 - 1 February 1888) was an English builder who worked with architects and engineers such as Gilbert Scott and Joseph Bazalgette and is especially associated with several embankments of the River Thames.

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1928 Thames flood

The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Embankment

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