Keywords: Millbank Cassell's large-scale map of London c 1867.jpg Millbank Cassell's large scale map of London 1867 to the editor why is Lambeth bridge on the map in 1867 when it wasn't built until 1932 Probably for this reason The previous structure was a suspension bridge 828 feet 252 4 m long designed by Peter W Barlow Sanctioned by an Act of Parliament in 1860 it opened as a toll bridge in 1862 but doubts about its safety coupled with its awkwardly steep approaches deterring horse-drawn traffic meant it soon became used almost solely as a pedestrian crossing Old maps of London PD-old Bridges over the Thames in London Cassell Co Millbank London |