Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Albert Bridge
Albert Bridge
London
Albert Bridge, named after Queen Victoria's husband, was fully opened in 1873; alongside Battersea Bridge it was originally a toll bridge, but became free once purchased by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1878. The bridge was almost removed after the Second World War but was saved for conservation. However, in spite of strengthening in the 1880s and 1970s, the bridge is still quite weak and there are weight restrictions permanently in place.
How to get here:
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Underground (District/Circle): Sloane Square - Exit the station and then head along King's Road into Chelsea. Once you pass the cinema you'll be approaching Oakley Street on the left - turn into this and walk down to the Chelsea Embankment and Albert Bridge. +
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Bus: Kings Road Bus Map - The nearest stops to the bridge are KF/KD on King's Road in Chelsea. Walk east and then turn right into Oakley Street, following this down to the Chelsea Embankment and Albert Bridge. +
Access: PublicStatus: recognisableAlbert Bridge
Photograph taken: 9th October 2005 by Chuck Foster
Logopolis (2)
Filmed: 16 Dec 1980
The Doctor meets the Watcher on the bridge.
Photograph taken: 9th October 2005 by Chuck Foster
Logopolis (2)
Filmed: 16 Dec 1980
The Doctor meets the Watcher on the bridge.
Where to walk to next?
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St. Mary's Church (jetty) (Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150AD). Head south over the bridge, then crossover and walk along the Thames path west towards Battersea Bridge. Crossing over this bridge, continue along the Thames path until you reach St. Mary's Church - the jetty is at the far side of the church.
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Ursula Street (Logopolis). Head south over the bridge and continue along Albert Bridge Road until you reach the junction with Cambridge Road and Prince of Wales Drive. Follow Cambridge Road and then cross Battersea Bridge Road to Bridge Lane opposite. On Bridge Lane, next left takes you into Shuttleworth Road, and Ursula Street is second on the right.
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Cadogan Pier (Logopolis). From the bridge, turn right and walk along the Chelsea Embankment to the pier.
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Cornwall Gardens (The War Machines, The Mind of Evil). Cross over the Chelsea Embankment and head north on Oakley Street. At the end, turn left into King's Road and then turn right when you reach Old Church Street. Turn left into Elm Park Road and then right into Elm Park Gardens, and then continue to follow this as it crosses Fulham Road and becomes Cranley Gardens, and then crossing Old Brompton Road into Gloucester Road. Keep on Gloucester Road, crossing Cromwell Road, and then Cornwall Gardens will be on the left.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Battersea Power Station (The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Rise of the Cybermen, The Age of Steel): 0.98 miles.
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Cornwall Gardens Walk (The Mind of Evil, The War Machines): 1.33 miles.
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Royal Albert Hall (The Dalek Invasion of Earth): 1.35 miles.
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Albert Memorial (The Dalek Invasion of Earth): 1.39 miles.
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Buckingham Palace (The Web of Fear, Voyage of the Damned, Turn Left): 1.73 miles.
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Logopolis [16 Dec 1980]
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