John Rennie the Younger
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Sir John Rennie FRSA was a British engineer who was the second son of engineer John Rennie the Elder, and brother of George Rennie.
John Rennie the Younger
Royal William Victualling Yard, Stonehouse, 1825–33.
John Rennie's grave, Kensal Green Cemetery
London Bridge
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The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. The current crossing, w
John Rennie the Younger
…submitting them in 1824. The buildings were completed in 1825. The most important of John Rennie's undertakings, from 1824, was the construction of London Bridge, the designs for which had been prepared by his father. The bridge was opened in 1831, when Rennie was knighted, being the first of the profession since…
London Bridge in 2017
An engraving by Claes Visscher showing Old London Bridge in 1616, with what is now Southwark Cathedral in the foreground. The spiked heads of executed criminals can be seen above the Southwark gatehouse.
The Frozen Thames (1677) by Abraham Hondius in the Museum of London, showing Old London Bridge and Southwark Cathedral (St Saviours) at right
Detail of Old London Bridge on the 1632 oil painting View of London Bridge by Claude de Jongh, in the Yale Center for British Art