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 (3)

Label Occurrences
Ladies Bridge canonical 1
the Ladies’ Bridge 1
the women’s bridge 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
alsoKnownAs the women’s bridge ⓘ
linked to: Ladies Bridge
appliedSince 20th century ⓘ
appliedTo London’s Waterloo Bridge ⓘ
associatedStructure Waterloo Bridge (current bridge opened 1945) ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Bridge
associatedWith World War II ⓘ
women construction workers ⓘ
bridgeType road bridge ⓘ
commemorates women who worked on Waterloo Bridge ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
crosses River Thames ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: London, England
locatedOn River Thames ⓘ
linked to: Thames
partOf London road network ⓘ
linked to: TfL 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Waterloo Bridge → hasNickname → Ladies Bridge ⓘ
Ladies Bridge → alsoKnownAs → the women’s bridge ⓘ
linked to: Ladies Bridge
Waterloo Bridge → alsoKnownAs → the Ladies’ Bridge ⓘ
subject linked to: London’s Waterloo Bridge
linked to: Ladies Bridge