Victoria Bridge (Old Chelsea Bridge)
Engineer Thomas Page was appointed to build the bridge, and presented the Commission with several potential designs, including a seven-span stone bridge, a five-span cast iron arch bridge, and a suspension bridge. The Commission selected the suspension bridge design, and work began in 1851 on the new bridge, to be called the Victoria Bridge.
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“A circle swoop, and a quick parabola under the bridge arches
Where light pushes through;
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