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Chelsea Bridge, London, 1858. Thomas Page (1803-1877) was the engineer of this suspension bridge over the Thames, which opened in 1858, connecting Chelsea with Battersea on the south bank of the river. The cost of construction was £83,319. When first opened it was a toll bridge, free for foot traffic on Sundays and Bank Holidays. In 1879 tolls were abolished. The bridge was replaced in the 1930s. From The Illustrated London News. (London, September 1858).