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Two photos of the fascinating Tower Bridge.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge.
The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales on 30 June 1894.
The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge. (From Wikipedia)
One sunny day Tower Bridge was bored of seeing the same old river, the same old grey buildings and streets, the same old people and buses and cars.
So she headed off to the countryside and wiggled her toes in the long grass and enjoyed the new view.
An annual meet-up of some former work colleagues and friends gave me the opportunity to have a little stroll by the Thames beforehand and join the many, many tourists in taking a photo of Tower Bridge.
Goodness knows how many hundreds or thousands of photos are taken of this bridge each day, this is my humble offering, just one of many. The view is from Butler's Wharf, just downstream of the bridge, as well as the sun being in a better position, it was also a little bit quieter.
In the foreground can be seen pleasure boats 'Edwardian' (nearest) and 'Elizabethan', part of the Thames Luxury Charters fleet.
Two photos of the fascinating Tower Bridge.
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
The bridge was constructed to connect the 39 per cent of London's population that lived east of London Bridge, equivalent to the populations of "Manchester on the one side, and Liverpool on the other", while allowing shipping to access the Pool of London between the Tower of London and London Bridge.
The bridge was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra, Princess of Wales on 30 June 1894.
The bridge is 940 feet (290 m) in length including the abutments and consists of two 213-foot (65 m) bridge towers connected at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, and a central pair of bascules that can open to allow shipping. Originally hydraulically powered, the operating mechanism was converted to an electro-hydraulic system in 1972. The bridge is part of the London Inner Ring Road and thus the boundary of the London congestion charge zone, and remains an important traffic route with 40,000 crossings every day. The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways, and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition.
Tower Bridge has become a recognisable London landmark. It is sometimes confused with London Bridge, about 0.5 miles (800 m) upstream, which has led to a persistent urban legend about an American purchasing the wrong bridge. (From Wikipedia)
Tower Bridge opened to allow a paddle streamer to pass through.
Some pictures from our highly enjoyable River Thames Lunch Cruise, thanks to our son Paul and his wife Sarah.
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed 'The Walkie-Talkie' because of its distinctive shape.[3] Construction was completed in spring 2014, and the top-floor 'sky garden' was opened in January 2015.[4] The 34-storey building is 160 m (525 ft) tall, making it the fifth-tallest building in the City of London and the 13th tallest in London.
Tower Bridge from the Stern of HMS Belfast with a composite shot consisting of a faster shutter speed for details above the horizon and a slower shutter speed to remove distractions below the horizon.
Taken on the Fuji X-Pro1