Re: London Bridge in 3D

[P3D sid herbage <sidh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D James R. Motley wrote:
> 
>  Last week I purchased a nice Stereo View "London Bridge, London
> England" Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood.  This was the
> bright point of an otherwise very disappointing trip of about 90
> miles to two different Antique Shows.
> 
> This salmon(beige) colored card with sepia toned photos (albumin
> print-??) shows amazing detail ..... (etc) .....

This is interesting because I have what must be *exactly* the same
view based on the description, but mine is "London Bridge, London,
England" Copyright 1896 by Strohmeyer & Wyman. I guess the copyright
laws were interpreted a little more loosely in those days (:-).

> I remember from childhood the nursery rhyme which went something
> like "LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOWN, FALLING DOWN,
> LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN, MY FAIR LADY...".  UK readers, was
> that the reason that the London Bridge was taken down and sold?

As far as I know, the earliest recorded publication of the London
Bridge rhyme was around 1743 and the actual rhyme probably predates
that by a way. There have been a number of "London Bridges"
over the years, though .... the earlier ones being wooden and having
houses on them (plus the heads of the recently beheaded) so I wouldn't
doubt that the the rhyme originated at the time of the dismantling (or
collapse) of one of the those bridges.

In fact, if memory serves, one of the earlier (wooden) bridges was
destroyed by fire so it might have been that which sparked off (ouch!)
the nursery rhyme.

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    ... Sid (sidh@xxxxxxxxxxxx)


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