Holborn Viaduct — Local services in London

The viaduct is a very beautiful road bridge. The bridge was built during the Victorian era (1867-9). It was designed by architect and engineer William Haywood. There are 4 bronze statues, winged lions and replica Victorian-style globe lamps along the bridge. The female statues represent Agriculture, Commerce, the Fine Arts and Science. Henry Bursill sculpted Commerce and Agriculture on the south side, while Science and Fine Art on the north side are by the sculpture firm Farmer & Brindley. At each of the viaduct there are four buildings with steps to allow pedestrians to move between the upper and lower street levels. The buildings have have statues of famous Medieval Londoners on the façade: merchant Sir Thomas Gresham, engineer Sir Hugh Myddelton and London mayors Sir William Walworth and...

Caste iron bridge on granite piers with pedestrian access via four corner pavilions, completed in 1869 over the “Fleet River” valley between Holborn (west) and Snow Hills (east) and an integral element of the Holborn Circus development. This transformative feat of Engineering opened by Queen Victoria presented a travel option to the congested Ludgate Circus and recalibrated spatial perceptions of the topography. The Grade II Listed bridge’s parapets heavily decorated with City of London coat of Arms, statues, lamp standards and winged lions radiates authority, grandeur and built to endure - it has and still an...

Completed in 1869 and said to have been opened by Queen Victoria herself. An elaborate and ornamental construction in the full glory of the age, appropriately coloured and adorned with heraldic symbols and statues. Fascinating to realise that it remains an essential part of the City infrastructure and crucial to the flow of traffic and pedestians...