2-861-208 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Demolition of Waterloo Bridge, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, 1936. A view across the River Thames showing the demolition of the old Waterloo Bridge, with the shot tower at the Lambeth Lead Works on the right of the background. The Waterloo Bridge, which is shown during its demolition, was designed by John Rennie and opened in 1817. It was demolished in the 1930s with another bridge replacing it in the 1940s.