The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 14 and Version 3 of Tower Bridge
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td align="right"><img src="http://husk.org/pics/imgs/walks/wander/regents_park_thames_2002-07-14/tower_bridge_lit.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Tower Bridge at night"><br><small>Photo: [http://husk.org/pics/ blech].</small></td></tr></table> |
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<img src="http://husk.org/pics/imgs/walks/wander/regents_park_thames_2002-07-14/tower_bridge_lit.jpg" alt="Tower Bridge"> <small>Photo: [http://husk.org/pics/ blech].</small> </div> |
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Its location - the east side of the [[City Of London|City of London]], and thus nearer to the mouth of the river - means that builders had the problem of how to allow ships to go underneath. Their solution, chosen in 1884 after eight years of discussion, was by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, and it was a combination bridge which uses two “see-saw” roads which can be lifted to allow very large ships underneath. (The technical name for this kind of bridge is a “bascule” bridge, which is indeed French for see-saw.) The hydraulics that move the bascules were steam-driven until 1976. |
Its location - the east side of the [[City of London]], and thus nearer to the mouth of the river - means that builders had the problem of how to allow ships to go underneath. Their solution, chosen in 1884 after eight years of discussion, was by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, and it was a combination bridge which uses two “see-saw” roads which can be lifted to allow large ships underneath. (The technical name for this kind of bridge is a “bascule” bridge, which is indeed French for see-saw.) The hydraulics that move the bascules were steam-driven until 1976. |
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* '''Tel:''' (020) 7403 3761 * '''Fax:''' (020) 7357 7935 * '''Website:''' http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/ * '''Email:''' mailto:towerbridge@corpoflondon.gov.uk * '''Location:''' [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=533650&Y=180270&A=Y&Z=1 map] |
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** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/wander/thames deptford city 2001-10-31/tower bridge lit from se.jpg tower bridge lit from se] ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/wander/east city wander 2001-12-07/tower bridge dawn clouds.jpg tower bridge dawn clouds] ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/crisps/london open house 2002-09-21/boat through tower bridge.jpg boat through tower bridge] (the “see-saw” roads lifted up to allow a boat through) ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/crisps/london open house 2002-09-21/tower bridge from gla.jpg tower bridge from gla] |
** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/wander/thames_deptford_city_2001-10-31/tower_bridge_lit_from_se.jpg tower bridge lit from se] ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/wander/east_city_wander_2001-12-07/tower_bridge_dawn_clouds.jpg tower bridge dawn clouds] ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/crisps/london_open_house_2002-09-21/boat_through_tower_bridge.jpg boat through tower bridge] (the “see-saw” roads lifted up to allow a boat through) ** [http://husk.org/pics/x/view/walks/crisps/london_open_house_2002-09-21/tower_bridge_from_gla.jpg tower bridge from gla] |
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postcode='SE1 2LY ' summary='Iconic bridge linking Tower Hill with Bermondsey' |
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 Photo: blech. |
Tower Bridge is often mistaken for London Bridge since it is the most famous bridge crossing the Thames.
Its location - the east side of the City of London, and thus nearer to the mouth of the river - means that builders had the problem of how to allow ships to go underneath. Their solution, chosen in 1884 after eight years of discussion, was by Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, and it was a combination bridge which uses two “see-saw” roads which can be lifted to allow large ships underneath. (The technical name for this kind of bridge is a “bascule” bridge, which is indeed French for see-saw.) The hydraulics that move the bascules were steam-driven until 1976.
Tours are available around the bridge from the Tower Bridge Experience.
- Tel: (020) 7403 3761
- Fax: (020) 7357 7935
- Website: http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/
- Email: mailto:towerbridge@corpoflondon.gov.uk
- Location: map
- More photos by blech:
- tower bridge lit from se
- tower bridge dawn clouds
- boat through tower bridge (the “see-saw” roads lifted up to allow a boat through)
- tower bridge from gla
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