Views of London
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
It wasn't until October 1884, that Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, offered the chosen design for Tower Bridge. It took 8 years, 5 major contractors and the relentless labour of 432 construction workers to build Tower Bridge.
See also:-
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
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TOWER BRIDGE (THAT PART IN LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS), TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON EC3
Grade I listed
List Entry Number: 1357515
Details
1. TOWER BRIDGE EC3 & E1 4431 Tower Bridge (That part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets) TQ 3380 21/722 I GV 2. Opened 1894. Designed by Sir John Wolfe Barry with architectural features by Sir Horace Jones. Bascule bridge with suspended bridge approach and high level footbridges between twin stone towers. French chateau influence. Massive cast iron balustrades. Hydraulic machinery still used to open bridge. The rest of the bridge is in Southwark LB.
Tower Bridge and its approach form a group with the London Hydraulic Power Co Subways Entrance, 8 Bollards outside the main entrance to The Tower of London, the Tower itself, the Queens Stairs, Tower Hill.
Listing NGR: TQ3369780338
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1357515
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TOWER BRIDGE (THAT PART THAT LIES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK), TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON
Grade I listed
List Entry Number: 1385980
Detail
SOUTHWARK
TQ3380 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD 636-1/2/793 Tower Bridge (that part that lies 06/12/49 within the Borough of Southwark)
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Bridge. 1886-94. By Sir John Wolfe Barry, engineer and Sir Horace Jones, architect. For the City Corporation. Low level bascule bridge with wider side spans hung from curved lattice girders; central narrower opening section. Steel structure with twin Gothic towers rising from 21.3m (70ft) broad piers which support the bascules and house their counter balances. Towers clad in rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; high pitched slate roofs behind stone battlemented parapet. High level footbridges between the towers, incorporating ties between the 2 suspended spans and linking whole bridge together as continuous structure. Tower of 4 stages with corner turrets surmounted by pinnacles. Some architectural detailing added after Jones's death. Above archway, elaborate Gothic-style windows on each level surmounted by dormer feature in roof; moulded string courses between floors. Lower approach tower (with twin on north side), in similar Gothic style and with a large elliptical archway spanning the road. Although the bascules were electrified in 1976, some of the hydraulic machinery by Armstrong Mitchell & Co., and the steam pumping engines, are preserved under the south approach viaduct. Built onto east side of southern approach are accumulator tower and chimney stack (qv). See also London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Listing NGR: TQ3364580196
Views of London
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
It wasn't until October 1884, that Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, offered the chosen design for Tower Bridge. It took 8 years, 5 major contractors and the relentless labour of 432 construction workers to build Tower Bridge.
See also:-
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
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TOWER BRIDGE (THAT PART IN LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS), TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON EC3
Grade I listed
List Entry Number: 1357515
Details
1. TOWER BRIDGE EC3 & E1 4431 Tower Bridge (That part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets) TQ 3380 21/722 I GV 2. Opened 1894. Designed by Sir John Wolfe Barry with architectural features by Sir Horace Jones. Bascule bridge with suspended bridge approach and high level footbridges between twin stone towers. French chateau influence. Massive cast iron balustrades. Hydraulic machinery still used to open bridge. The rest of the bridge is in Southwark LB.
Tower Bridge and its approach form a group with the London Hydraulic Power Co Subways Entrance, 8 Bollards outside the main entrance to The Tower of London, the Tower itself, the Queens Stairs, Tower Hill.
Listing NGR: TQ3369780338
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1357515
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TOWER BRIDGE (THAT PART THAT LIES WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK), TOWER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON
Grade I listed
List Entry Number: 1385980
Detail
SOUTHWARK
TQ3380 TOWER BRIDGE ROAD 636-1/2/793 Tower Bridge (that part that lies 06/12/49 within the Borough of Southwark)
I
Bridge. 1886-94. By Sir John Wolfe Barry, engineer and Sir Horace Jones, architect. For the City Corporation. Low level bascule bridge with wider side spans hung from curved lattice girders; central narrower opening section. Steel structure with twin Gothic towers rising from 21.3m (70ft) broad piers which support the bascules and house their counter balances. Towers clad in rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings; high pitched slate roofs behind stone battlemented parapet. High level footbridges between the towers, incorporating ties between the 2 suspended spans and linking whole bridge together as continuous structure. Tower of 4 stages with corner turrets surmounted by pinnacles. Some architectural detailing added after Jones's death. Above archway, elaborate Gothic-style windows on each level surmounted by dormer feature in roof; moulded string courses between floors. Lower approach tower (with twin on north side), in similar Gothic style and with a large elliptical archway spanning the road. Although the bascules were electrified in 1976, some of the hydraulic machinery by Armstrong Mitchell & Co., and the steam pumping engines, are preserved under the south approach viaduct. Built onto east side of southern approach are accumulator tower and chimney stack (qv). See also London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Listing NGR: TQ3364580196