City Bridge Trust
As Bridge House Estates outstanding since 1282 Foundation, is called, whose job it was first the old London Bridge to get to rebuild manage and when required. Over time, however, she also had other administrative and charitable tasks. So the corporation built Blackfriars Bridge and Tower Bridge and acquired Southwark Bridge . The new Millennium Bridge pedestrian bridge is also one of the managed bridge properties.
The institution's name comes from Bridge House , the administration and maintenance center on the south bank of the Thames. It is managed in trust by the city administration. Originally the foundation was financed by bridge duties and legacies, but over time it acquired extensive and profitable real estate holdings that made it independent. Her current net worth is estimated at over £ 200 million.
Various subsidies are distributed today through the City Bridge Trust , which was founded in 1995 .
literature
- Andrew Duncan: Secret London , London 2005, p. 60