The bridge's name was chosen in May 2005 after a BBC Five Live poll. It is named after a grey (though appearing white in old black and white photographs and films) Metropolitan Police horse, named 'Billy', that was used to restore order after the huge numbers of spectators (estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000) who turned up to witness the 1923 FA Cup Final spilled onto the pitch before kick off.
Unlike the old footbridge, the new structure was designed to cope with up to 12,000 people an hour, the estimated number of users during match days.[1] The bridge and square opened in 2008. They now give easy access from the Chiltern Line to London Designer Outlet.
Naming
The White Horse Bridge at night
In May 2005, the naming decision took place in the form of an online poll hosted by BBC Five Live in conjunction with the London Development Agency (who were building the bridge and who had conceived the idea of a public poll) and won from a shortlist of Live Aid (in memory of the 1985 concert held at the stadium), Sir Alf Ramsey (being England's 1966 World Cup-winning manager), Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst (two of Sir Alf's team).
The LDA received over 670,000 nominations from all over the world. The name with the most nominations, however, mainly coming from Germany, was Dietmar Hamann, who scored the last goal at the old Wembley Stadium. This was a qualification game in October 2000 for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with a German 1–0 win against England. The LDA decided to name the bridge White Horse Bridge instead.[3]
white, horse, bridge, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources White Horse Bridge news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The White Horse Bridge is a footbridge that crosses the tracks at Wembley Stadium railway station leading up to Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park England It was designed by Steve Chilton citation needed for architects Marks Barfield and engineered by Halcrow 1 It replaced an old concrete footbridge which was probably built for the British Empire Exhibition The project also included the construction of a public square Wembley Stadium station with the White Horse Bridge built across it The bridge s name was chosen in May 2005 after a BBC Five Live poll It is named after a grey though appearing white in old black and white photographs and films Metropolitan Police horse named Billy that was used to restore order after the huge numbers of spectators estimated at between 200 000 and 300 000 who turned up to witness the 1923 FA Cup Final spilled onto the pitch before kick off That game the first to be held at the old Wembley Stadium was won by Bolton Wanderers beating West Ham United 2 0 2 Unlike the old footbridge the new structure was designed to cope with up to 12 000 people an hour the estimated number of users during match days 1 The bridge and square opened in 2008 They now give easy access from the Chiltern Line to London Designer Outlet Naming Edit The White Horse Bridge at night In May 2005 the naming decision took place in the form of an online poll hosted by BBC Five Live in conjunction with the London Development Agency who were building the bridge and who had conceived the idea of a public poll and won from a shortlist of Live Aid in memory of the 1985 concert held at the stadium Sir Alf Ramsey being England s 1966 World Cup winning manager Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst two of Sir Alf s team The LDA received over 670 000 nominations from all over the world The name with the most nominations however mainly coming from Germany was Dietmar Hamann who scored the last goal at the old Wembley Stadium This was a qualification game in October 2000 for the 2002 FIFA World Cup with a German 1 0 win against England The LDA decided to name the bridge White Horse Bridge instead 3 See also EditList of bridges in LondonReferences Edit a b Marks Barfield Architects Marks Barfield Retrieved 14 August 2016 Wembley bridge named White Horse BBC 24 May 2005 Retrieved 14 August 2016 Honigsbaum Mark 25 May 2005 Horse beats Hurst in Wembley bridge contest The Guardian Retrieved 2 February 2011 Coordinates 51 33 15 N 0 17 08 W 51 554282 N 0 285577 W 51 554282 0 285577 This article about a London sports venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a bridge in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title White Horse Bridge amp oldid 1137491492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
