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Auction: 9027 - Bonds & Shares of the World
Lot: 438

Strand Bridge Company, annuity certificate for £16 per annum, payable out of the tolls and receipts of the Company, 1814, very large document printed in black on vellum, pink seal, impressed duty stamp, very fine. Designed by John Rennie and built between 1811 and 1817. Its name was changed from Strand Bridge to Waterloo Bridge in 1816 following the defeat of Napoleon the previous year. Opened by the Prince Regent in 1817. This structure was demolished in 1936 to make way for the present bridge. Estimate £ 200

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£160