Talk:London Bridge (Lake Havasu City)
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editI have added this as its history relates to the transport in London. Simply south 12:24, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
The time frame is wrong. I stood on London Bridge in 1968 when it still spanned the River Thames. I suppose it is possible that Mr. McCullough was in the process of buying it or had bought it in 1968 but I can assure you it was very much still assembled over Thames in 1968. As far as the story about whether or not they thought they were buying the Tower bridge, maybe one should find a Mr. CB Wood and ask him. Needless to say, they bought the wrong bridge.... But, having been on both the London Bridge and the Tower Bridge, I say they bought the right bridge. Hopefully no-one lost their head over that one... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.105.140.116 (talk) 01:57, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
- I think the reference to "CB Wood" refers to Cornelius Vanderbilt Wood, who designed Lake Havasu city (and Disneyland, unfortunately). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.53.222.35 (talk) 11:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
- And they sliced off 150 to 200mm from many of the stones? That's a lot of stone to cut off! - Denimadept (talk) 19:50, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
Nobody lost their head in Tower Bridge and nobody was held prisoner in Tower Bridge. They were beheaded and held prisoner in the Tower of London not far from the bridge. The Tower used to be protected by a mote which was connected to the Thames River, the theory being that the tidal Thames would flush the sewerage out of the mote which no doubt it would have if the mote had not been deeper than the river. 123.211.92.181 (talk) 04:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
- s/mote/moat/ - Denimadept (talk) 04:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
London Bridge, Lake Havasu City, AZ more history
editAccording to the spouse of Mr. Robert I Plumer (deceased). Mr. Plumer was a real estate agent and salesperson for Robert P. McCulloch. The property was given to the State of Arizona by the Federal government. The federal property was an abandoned landing strip for the military. Mr. McCullock made a deal with the State and received the property for free with a promise to develop the land. The problem was that that the agents could not bring in prospective buyers because the land was in the middle of nowhere and very arid and hot. Mr. Plumer, who worked Mr. McCullock, learned that the "London Bridge" was for sale. Mr. Plumer convinced Mr. McCullock to buy the London Bridge and bring it to the area to attract potential land buyers. The initial response from Mr. McCullock was "That's the craziest idea I have every heard." Then, after consderation, Mr. McCullock decided to go ahead with the purchase. Mr. Plumer then arranged with a cargo shipping company who was going to sail a newly built ship from Great Britian to the US without any cargo. Mr. Plumer said they would pay for all costs of the sailing which was far less than the going rate shipping costs. The bridge arrived in pieces at the Port of Houston and then was overland transported to Lake Havasu City. After it was reconstructed, new land buyers wanted to come and see the "London Bridge". Land Sales improved and Mr. McCullock recouped all of his expenses for the purchase and shipping of the bridge. Remember the cost of the land was nothing, therefore the sale of the properties paid for the bridge and more. Mr. Robert Plumer died in 1997 in Colorado Springs, CO after a long illness. Now you know the rest of the story. Submitted by Rebecca Plumer, widow of Robert I Plumer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.59.225.75 (talk) 06:26, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
Conflicting Information
editThe account presented here for how the bridge was brought over conflicts with the one presented on the biography of Robert P. McCulloch. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Foofoodyne (talk • contribs) 23:54, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
Possible copyright infringement?
editThe following sentence is on the last line of the article:
- A reference to the bridge's sale and move is made in the first verse of the song London Homesick Blues by Gary P. Nunn: "Well, when you're down on your luck / and you ain't got a buck / in London you're a goner. Even London Bridge has fallen down / and moved to Arizona / now I know why."
No reference or citation. Possible copyright infringement? Opinions... Dinkytown talk 06:13, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
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