Southern Abutment To Former West Blackfriars And St Pauls Rail Bridge

The southern abutment to the former West Blackfriars and St Paul's Rail Bridge was built between 1862 and 1864 by Joseph Cubitt for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway Company. This abutment is constructed of stone and faced with Portland stone, similar to Charles Labelye's Westminster Bridge from 1738 to 1749. It was designed to support the railway line on the Beckenham to Ludgate Hill route and is part of the infrastructure for the company's Blackfriars Station. The abutment features decorative cast-iron elements, including large shields on the Southwark side that display the company's crest and full title, which were restored around 1990. This structure is located in the London Borough of Southwark and is part of a group with the nearby Blackfriars Road Bridge, also designed by Cubitt.