>!.!> l.o\l>t).\ 1',1,'llxil-:. 



Lai >el\v's method nt' f< iiindlliL:' Ins piers \V;is a^ fol- 



liiWS. Jit- li;|il ;| sufficient 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M ' K < > f 1; I 1'ILL't ' < ", 1 1 SS( 1 IS. ( )]' 

 Watel'-t iLl'lll dieslS prepared <i]| shore, of Slid) tol'lll IIS 



In tit dosr alongside of mdi other. Thrv wnv thru 

 floated on rafN ovrr tin- spots destined for the pirrs. 

 where thrv WrlV ] irrmaiirlit 1 \' sunk. Tlir toj) of each 



caisson, wlicii sunk. hiMii^ 1 aliovr IniLi'li-watcr mark, the 



mas< >i i r\" \\';is <( tiniiK 'i i< < 'i I within it. ainl c;irri'(l up to 

 a luvd \vitli tlic stivam. \vln-n tlic timluT siil i s wcix 1 



rt'lIK )\T<1 ;|]|il tile pMT AVas Ict't I'cstlllU' lil'llllv oil till' 



bottom u'rat IIIL:'. r rii< i t< >uinlat ions \vt-n' tlicii protcctcil 

 l>v sheet-] nliiii:'. tliat js. lv a row of tinilx-rs driA'cii 

 firm v side l>v side into tlir cartli all round tlir jncrs. 



\Vestini list el 1 Iii'idii'L 1 was ori^mallv intcinK-d for a 

 wooden liridirc. lnt tin.' design was siil>sc i <jueiitly altrrcd 

 to >iir of stone, Lal>d\T con si during it m/rcssarv to liavr 

 a u'i'';it weight of masonry in order to kcrp liis caissons 

 at tlir proper level. To add to tills weight tlir rliu'llirrr 

 added a lofty parapet, wliidi ( 1 n islrv. a Frrndi traveller. 

 f ii - ra\'rl\' asserted was placed there lor the purpose o| 



pl'eN'el 1 1 1 li!_i' the Londoners tl'olll e< i) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 IL:' slllehle ! 



X(t inaliX" Years alter \\estliillister IJl'idii'r had hern 



opened, the London ( 1 oi union ( 'oiinril, in order to iarihtatr 

 tli' 1 passa^'r ol trallir arross tlir Thames as near t< > 1 he rent re 

 of tlir ('itv as jiossihlr. apjiliril to 1 > arhamriit for powers 

 to construct ;i hndLi'f at lilaek t riars : and the mpnsitr 

 Art having 1 lirrli passed, the \vorks \vrrr comiiirlicrd in 

 1 / liU. a i id 111) jshcd ill 1 Hi 1 , i. ri ir architect a I id diLi'i I irer 

 of niaekfriars IJrid^'r \\as IJoliert M\lne. and a nohlc 

 piece (t ma>onr\' it \\'as. '1 he principal ne\\ feature in 

 this structure wa> tli (1 elliptical arch. 1 \\ludi Mr. Mvlnr 



