Model of old London Bridge

Navigate around the virtual model in either Orbit Mode or First Person Mode.

Orbit Mode (default): rotate around a fixed camera point. Double-clicking anywhere on the model sets the camera pivot point to that spot.

First Person: walk through space and look around. Use ↑,←,↓,→ (or W,A,S,D) for zoom in, move left, zoom out, and move right.

St Magnus is fortunate to possess a scale model of old London Bridge, built in 1987 by David Aggett, as it might have appeared in c.1400, the year in which the famous mason Henry Yevele was buried in the church. Every aspect of life on the bridge is captured, including around 900 figures.

Model of old London Bridge in c1400
made by David T. Aggett in 1987

One figure is not in mediaeval garb: a 20th-century policeman in uniform. This is intended to represent David Aggett (a former Detective Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police) himself. The bespoke cabinet and display case for the model was made by Geoffrey Rowe, a furniture maker who formerly worked in the City of London close to St Magnus.

David T. Aggett (1930-2021) Liveryman and Past Steward of the Plumbers Company

Parish Clerk of St Magnus the Martyr