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Tower Bridge in pictures 25 Sep 2011 | 08:25 pm
A selection of images showing Tower Bridge shortly after the three year restoration project. Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the most recognisable land...
Tower Bridge before the restoration 23 Jun 2011 | 03:35 am
A selection of images showing Tower Bridge before the start of the three restoration project. Beginning in March 2008, the scope of the essential works was to strip away the old layers of paint and re...
Raised bascule during the restoration of Tower Bridge 26 Apr 2011 | 08:58 pm
During the night-time road closures, the bascules were raised to expose the defective parts that cannot be reached when the bascules are in the down position. Each bascule weighs over 1,000 tons and c...
Finishing touches to Tower Bridge 28 Mar 2011 | 07:57 pm
The polyethylene wraps and scaffolding have now been removed from the bascules as the repainting of Tower Bridge nears completion. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essent...
Painting the tracery on Tower Bridge 27 Feb 2011 | 10:18 pm
A short video showing the specialist painting contractors applying a second coat of light blue paint on the west side of the bascule and black paint is being applied to the tracery on the bridge balus...
Restoration nears completion 27 Feb 2011 | 01:29 am
Specialist painting contractors have nearly finished repainting the bascules and the west balustrade. Later next week, Contractors will start to remove the special polyethylene wraps and dismantle the...
Sealing the joints on Tower Bridge 23 Feb 2011 | 11:12 pm
With the bascules fixed in the lowered position, specialist painting contractors have now removed the old paintwork and applied the white finish coat to the bascules and balustrade. This short video s...
Repainting the bascules 23 Feb 2011 | 09:01 am
The final stage of repainting Tower Bridge is now well underway. With the bascules fixed in the lowered position, specialist painting contractors have now removed the old paintwork and applied the whi...
The east balustrade on Tower Bridge 17 Feb 2011 | 01:36 am
Specialist painting contractors have now repainted the east balustrade on Tower Bridge as work continues on the bascules and the west balustrade. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 y...
Grit Blasting the Bascules 7 Jan 2011 | 10:38 pm
Specialist painting contractors are now grit blasting the Tower Bridge bascules, the ‘see-saw’ elements of the road which are raised for river vessels to pass through. Polythene wraps have been applie...
