http://www.thetowerbridge.info Restoring the Most Famous Bridge in the World Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:57:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/working-at-night-on-tower-bridge http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/working-at-night-on-tower-bridge#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:51:23 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1682 A short video showing specialist contractors restoring and repainting the Tower Bridge Arches during the night-time closure. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essential to protect the steelwork and preserve the bridge for future generations. ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/working-at-night-on-tower-bridge/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/tower-bridge-at-night http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/tower-bridge-at-night#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:14:11 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1639 A short video showing Tower Bridge at night and the two cradles. The Port of London Authority by-laws require that a bundle of straw by day and a white light by night to be suspended from the bridge to alert marine craft passing under the bridge to the reduced headroom. ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/tower-bridge-at-night/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/repainting-the-walkways-on-tower-bridge http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/repainting-the-walkways-on-tower-bridge#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:58:30 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1613 A short video showing specialist painting contractors repainting the East Walkway on Tower Bridge.  Repainting the high-level walkways will take approximately five months to complete. ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/repainting-the-walkways-on-tower-bridge/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/cruise-ship-passes-through-tower-bridge http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/cruise-ship-passes-through-tower-bridge#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:16:17 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1536 A video showing the Silver Cloud cruise ship passing through Tower Bridge on 2nd August 2010 at 7.30pm. Since launching in 1994, the Silver Cloud has travelled to all corners of the world. Please note: The first minute of the video is speeded up by 500% Video by Harris Digital Productions ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/cruise-ship-passes-through-tower-bridge/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/needle-gun http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/needle-gun#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:03:49 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1499 This video clip from the 27th July 2010 shows a needle gun being used to remove defective coatings from around the rivet joints under the East Walkway. The needle gun uses an electrical current to rotate needles at varying speeds against the metallic surface to slowly chip away the numerous layers of paint and rust. Video by [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/needle-gun/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/video-showing-tower-bridge-paint-analysis http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/video-showing-tower-bridge-paint-analysis#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:33:31 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1169 The current ongoing restoration work on Tower Bridge involves the removal of all earlier layers of paint in order to ensure the complete adherence of the new paint. It was important to record the decorative history before all evidence was lost. Patrick Baty of Papers and Paints was tasked to carry out the paint research. You [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/video-showing-tower-bridge-paint-analysis/feed 1 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/grit-blasting-the-bridge-parapet http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/grit-blasting-the-bridge-parapet#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:58:19 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1018 Contractors grit blasting the Bridge Parapet near the Abutment Arch of Tower Bridge – in High Definition. Video by Harris Digital Productions ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/grit-blasting-the-bridge-parapet/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-bridge-parapet http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-bridge-parapet#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:38:10 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=994 Contractors applying dark blue paint to the North West Bridge Parapet of Tower Bridge – taken 14th December 2009. Video by Harris Digital Productions ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-bridge-parapet/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-final-suspension-chain http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-final-suspension-chain#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:37:52 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=899 Applying the blue paint to the final Suspension Chain of Tower Bridge – taken 10th December 2009. Video by Harris Digital Productions ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/painting-the-final-suspension-chain/feed 1 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/a-view-of-the-city-from-tower-bridge http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/a-view-of-the-city-from-tower-bridge#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:34:54 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=894 Views from the very top of the scaffolding that surrounds the North West Suspension Chain of Tower Bridge – taken 10th December 2009. ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/a-view-of-the-city-from-tower-bridge/feed 0