A short video showing the specialist painting contractors applying a second coat of light blue paint on the west side of the bascule and black paint is being applied to the tracery on the bridge balustrade.   Read More →

Specialist painting contractors have now repainted the east balustrade on Tower Bridge as work continues on the bascules and the west balustrade. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essential to protect the steelwork and preserve the iconic structure for future generations.  More than 22,000 litres of paint will eventually be used as the bridge is being repainted in its... 

  A misty day in the City of London   The scaffolding is now being erected on the east side between the South Tower and the Abutment Arch on the South Approach.   The newly painted South West Chain and Balustrade   Scaffolders erecting the scaffold on the South Approach - east side   Scaffolders erecting the scaffold on the South Approach - east side   The scaffolding between the South Tower...