Ladies Bridge
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Ladies Bridge is the popular nickname for London’s Waterloo Bridge, reputedly associated with the significant role women played in its construction during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ladies Bridge canonical | 1 |
| the women’s bridge | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ladies Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
the women’s bridge
|
| appliedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| appliedTo | London’s Waterloo Bridge ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Waterloo Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo Bridge (current bridge opened 1945)
|
| associatedWith |
World War II
ⓘ
women construction workers ⓘ |
| bridgeType | road bridge ⓘ |
| commemorates | women who worked on Waterloo Bridge ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of women’s role in wartime construction ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | significant role of women in its construction ⓘ |
| hasSubject | public history debates about women’s labour ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | recognition of women’s contribution to infrastructure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| locatedOn |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| partOf |
TfL Road Network
ⓘ
surface form:
London road network
|
| refersTo | Waterloo Bridge ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British wartime history
ⓘ
women’s labour history ⓘ |
| topicOf |
articles on gender and urban history
ⓘ
documentaries about women workers in WWII ⓘ |
| usedAs | popular nickname ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Londoners
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the women’s bridge