asdf wrote:

On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:27:23 GMT, Olof Lagerkvist wrote:

"What side of the river is Westminster Bridge?"

I've had that about London Bridge.

Hm, but if they asked for the station with that name and not the bridge
itself?

Also, I've often heard the area around the station referred to as
London Bridge. As in, "London Bridge isn't a very nice area" or "Guy's
Hospital is in London Bridge".

So it's a perfectly valid question, and the answer is the south side.

The area isn't really called London Bridge - the area is the Borough,
just as Victoria isn't a place per se - it's Belgravia, Pimlico or
Westminster. I do however find someone saying they live "in London
Bridge" somewhat absurd, as if they actually live within the bridge
itself (though perhaps in the future they will! - see [1]).

Anyway rant over! I do often use these locations as a nearby reference
point - e.g. "I'm in Guy's Hospital, near London Bridge, recovering
from having been beaten up by the massed ranks of usenauts for being an
awkward annoying know-it-all."

[1] http://tinyurl.com/y6jugc