 The recently built Battersea Power Station then dominated most views of the area , so it was decided that the bridge 's appearance was unimportant . Consequently , in contrast to the heavily ornamented 1858 bridge , the new bridge has a starkly utilitarian design and the only ornamentation consists of two ornamental lamp posts at each entrance . Each features a gilded galleon on top of a coat of arms . The outward facing sides of all four posts show the LCC coat of arms of the Lion of England , St George 's Cross and the barry wavy lines representing the Thames ; the inward faces on the south side show the dove of peace of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea , that on the northwest corner shows the winged bull , lion , boars ' heads and stag of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea , and that on the northeast corner the portcullis and Tudor roses of the Metropolitan Borough of Westminster . 
