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==Decorations==
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[[File:Queen Victoria Statue, Blackfriars Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Queen Victoria statue delivery]]
On the piers of the bridge are stone carvings of water birds by sculptor [[John Birnie Philip]]. On the East (downstream) side (i.e. the side closer to the [[Thames Estuary]] and [[North Sea]]), the carvings show marine life and seabirds; those on the West (upstream) side show freshwater birds – reflecting the role of Blackfriars as the tidal turning point.
▲[[File:Temperance - Statue - Blackfriars Bridge north end - London - 240404.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Temperance, a statue atop a drinking water fountain at the north end of Blackfriars Bridge.]]
On the north side of the bridge is a statue of [[Queen Victoria]] (funded by Sir [[Alfred Seale Haslam]]<ref name="vict">{{cite book|last=Ward-Jackson|first=Philip|title=Public sculpture of the city of London|year=2003|pages=520|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiK0DbcUBIUC&q=%22was+mayor+of+derby%22&pg=RA1-PA275|isbn=978-0-85323-977-2|publisher=Liverpool University Press}}</ref>), to whom the bridge was dedicated.
At the north end of the bridge is a commemorative plaque documenting the bridge's history, including its reopening in 1909 by Lord Mayor Truscott, accompanied by a relief of the [[coat of arms of the City of London Corporation]].<ref name="Marshall"/>
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