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Westminster Bridge
- This is London
- Dec 19, 2016
- 1 min read
The first Westminster Bridge featured semi-octagonal turrets at intervals along the crossing to provide shelter for pedestrians, but these cloistered cubby-holes soon became haunts for vagabonds, muggers and prostitutes. In the end, 12 nightwatchmen had to be hired to guard travellers as they crossed the river.
