Albert Bridge in 1900

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The Albert Bridge, named in memory of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, crosses the river a little further up than Chelsea Bridge, at almost the same angle from the shore.

It, too, is on the suspension principle, but it has no great architectural interest.

The bridge opened first on the 31st December 1872 but closed again shortly after, to re-open a couple of years later.

It leads to the western entrance of Battersea Park, and from it, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea Old Church, the Chelsea Embankment with its gardens and Queen Anne Houses, and Chelsea Hospital, could be well viewed in 1900.

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