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Hammersmith Bridge 10:32 - Feb 25 with 3799 views

We've had a few chats about the disgraceful long term closure of the lovely bridge and I've found one proposal.
It's only showing here as a link but will open when I click.
Can anyone show it ? I've tried Imgur but no good.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/NiyuUKN93njyhdad9

[Post edited 25 Feb 10:33]

Hammersmith Bridge on 11:59 - Feb 26 with 257 views

W4Hoop

I always thought - wrongly as it turns out - that the dirt track on stilts over the Hogarth Roundabout was opened by Jayne Mansfield. It was the one over the Chiswick Roundabout a bit further west that she opened, as reported in this dated but charmingly misogynist YouTube clip:

Hammersmith Bridge on 13:57 - Feb 26 with 126 views

nick_hammersmith

Hammersmith Bridge on 11:44 - Feb 26 by colinallcars
My uncle's brother, when I was a nipper, told me the army built that little flyover as it was needed urgently…...think he was pulling my leg.

https://davidjcollard.blogspot.com/2020/05/on-hogarth-roundabout.html

I think it was actual contractors that did it, although I doubt they imagined it would still be there 50+ years later ;D

Hammersmith Bridge on 14:15 - Feb 26 with 93 views

colinallcars

Hammersmith Bridge on 13:57 - Feb 26 by nick_hammersmith
https://davidjcollard.blogspot.com/2020/05/on-hogarth-roundabout.html I think it was actual contractors that did it, although I doubt they imagined it would still be there 50+ years later ;D

At least there's a nice view of Fuller Smith & Turner brewery.
My brother hated their beer - he called it Full o' Sh*t & Turnips.
I love it.

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