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Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge [1] in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. [2]
A view of bridges in the City of London, looking westwards (upstream): Tower Bridge to Westminster Bridge. List of bridges in London lists the major bridges within Greater London or within the influence of London. Most of these are river crossings, and the best-known are those across the River Thames. Several bridges on other rivers have given ...
The Shard, [a] also referred to as the Shard London Bridge [12] and formerly London Bridge Tower, [13] is a pyramid-shaped 72-storey mixed-use development supertall skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development.
The bridge is one of several over the River Thames that connects central and southern parts of the capital. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
Arriva London Plaxton Pointer 2 bodied Dennis Dart SLF in Bishopsgate in June 2009. On 30 December 1952, a number 78 double-decker bus was crossing Tower Bridge.At that time, the gateman would ring a warning bell and close the gates when the bridge was clear before the watchman ordered the raising of the bridge.
The nearly 100-year-old SB Adieu had been on a mooring at St Katharine Docks in London close to the Tower of London. The 87ft long boat was one of seven commissioned by Frederick William Horlock ...
Sir William Arrol & Co. was a Scottish civil engineering and construction business founded by William Arrol and based in Glasgow.It built some of the most famous bridges in the United Kingdom including the second Tay Bridge, the Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge in London.
The Embankment Pier is a departure point for the Thames River Sightseeing cruise, which operates between Westminster Pier and Greenwich Pier.. Boat services go east (downriver) to Tower Bridge Quay for exploring the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and St Katharine Docks before continuing to Greenwich Pier and then returning.