Double London Bridge proposed for London peter maxwell davies Portland Place

Portland Place

View of John Humphrey's Dock and Hay's Wharf

Temple Gardens and King's Bench Walk

Double London Bridge proposed by George Dance the Younger as part of general improvements to the Port of London

A lady in red hiding in the woods

Double London Bridge proposed for London peter maxwell davies Portland PlaceDouble London Bridge proposed by George Dance the Younger as part of general improvements to the Port of London, 1800. Each bridge has a drawbridge. One or the other can be raised to let through a ship while traffic is diverted to the alternative route. There are crescent shaped piazzas at either end, the Monument occupying one, a National Monument obelisk the other .