Proposed Thames Barrage and Bridge at Woolwich, 1938
For many years before the construction of the Thames Barrier at Woolwich (to ensure flood surges do not reach inner London) there were proposals to make the Thames 'tideless' so as to create an impounded river that would enable shipping to be able to use the docks and wharves at all states of the tides. This illustration shows what a proposed Woolwich Barrage would have looked like - with several locks for shipping and a double deck bridge present - upper for traffic and lower for trains. The plate notes that the scheme was vetoed for 'defence reasons'.
Proposed Thames Barrage and Bridge at Woolwich, 1938
For many years before the construction of the Thames Barrier at Woolwich (to ensure flood surges do not reach inner London) there were proposals to make the Thames 'tideless' so as to create an impounded river that would enable shipping to be able to use the docks and wharves at all states of the tides. This illustration shows what a proposed Woolwich Barrage would have looked like - with several locks for shipping and a double deck bridge present - upper for traffic and lower for trains. The plate notes that the scheme was vetoed for 'defence reasons'.