The pre-sale estimate for "Waterloo Bridge" was set at an enticing level to attract bidders.

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He was waiting at a bus stop near Waterloo Bridge, London, when a stranger jabbed him in the leg with an umbrella.

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The paintings include Monet's Waterloo Bridge, Picasso's Tete d'Arlequin, Matisse's La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune and Freud's Woman with Eyes Closed.

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The missing works include Monet's Waterloo Bridge, Picasso's Tete d'Arlequin, Matisse's La Liseuse en Blanc et Jaune and Freud's Woman with Eyes Closed.

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The morning view of Waterloo Bridge was painted from the Savoy Hotel and is one of few stellar Monet paintings to appear at auction recently.

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Other iconic establishments like the National Theatre by Waterloo Bridge in the South Bank offers students discounted tickets to see classic dramas and contemporary plays.

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When the announcement came a friend and I decided to go to London and we duly arrived at Waterloo and walked across the bridge to Trafalgar square after a few hours with the revellers we returned to Wimbledon but decided to return to London later.

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As if to dismiss that as too simple a challenge, according to press reports of the day, he then flew under at least three other, much lower, bridges - London Bridge, Blackfriars and Waterloo - before stepping ashore at Westminster to be greeted by a cheering crowd who had gathered to meet a dignitary expected by boat from Paris.

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