Waterloo, London "For a list of street names etymologies in the area see: Street names of Waterloo" Waterloo is connected to the Strand area on the north bank of the River Thames by Waterloo Bridge. The first bridge on the site was opened in 1817 and the current bridge was opened in 1945. The bridge was named to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Waterloo Road also dates from this time, built on land belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury.. St John's, Waterloo was constructed from 1822 by the Commissioners for Building New Churches as the population of the parish of
Kingsferry Bridge a supply-related power failure, a standby diesel generator, capable of generating up to 40kW, is located on site. Kingsferry Bridge The Kingsferry Bridge is a combined road and railway vertical-lift bridge which connects the Isle of Sheppey to mainland Kent in South East England. The seven-span bridge has a central lifting span which allows for tall ships to pass. In 1860, the first bridge on this site was constructed for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway Company on their line between Kent and the port of Sheerness. A bascule bridge, it opened to allow large vessels to navigate past and