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Engraving of workmen demolishing old London Bridge at low water, with stone blocks, a timber crane and a church spire.

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Demolition of Old London Bridge, Edward William Cooke (1832), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This engraved print shows workers dismantling old London Bridge at low water, with massive dressed stone blocks, timber staging and a wooden derrick crane in the foreground. A church spire and city buildings are visible across the river, and the caption records the scene as it appeared in January 1832. The work is by Edward William Cooke, dated 1832.

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