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Painting the Bridge Parapet
Contractors Pyeroy, applying dark blue paint to the North West Bridge Parapet of Tower Bridge – taken 14th December 2009.
Video by Harris Digital Productions
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14th December 2009
Dark blue paint is applied to the North West Bridge Parapet, the North West Suspension Chain has now been painted and Tower Bridge opens for S.B. Will – a passenger vessel, which was heading downstream.
Gary, painting the Bridge Parapet
Carefully painting the tracery on the Bridge Parapet
Pyeroy, painting the Bridge Parapet
Tower Bridge opens for S.B. Will
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5th August 2009
Grit Blasting continues under Tower Bridge (North Approach) and white paint is applied to the North East Land Tie and Bridge Parapet.
Watch a video of the white paint being applied to the North East Land Tie.
Pyeroy applying the white paint to the North East Land Tie
Close-up of the white paint being applied to the North East Land Tie
Pyeroy applying white paint to the North East Bridge Parapet
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28th July 2009
Work continues on Grit Blasting the underside of Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge as seen from the Tower of London
The North Tower
Scaffolding boards under the North Approach
The North East Bridge Parapet after being Grit Blasted and primed with holding primer, awaiting final clean down prior to the application of the High-Build Aluminium Primer
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Video – Grit Blasting and Blast Primer
This video clip shows the scaffolding and Envirowraps on the east side of the South Suspension Chain.
Within the Envirowraps, one section of the South East Bridge Parapet is being Grit Blasted, whilst the other is receiving a coat of Blast Primer.
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22nd April 2009
Specialist contractors removing graffiti from the handrail
Watch video of Alan removing graffiti from Tower Bridge
Ian, painting the shield on the South East Bridge Parapet
Watch a video of Ian, painting the Tower Bridge shield
The final touches...
The newly painted South East Chain
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18th March 2009
Cutting-in the final coat to the Bridge Parapets
The Final Touches - picking out the Tracery on the Cast Iron Bridge Parapet
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16th March 2009
Applying 2 Pack Epoxy Filler to the joint in the Bridge Parapet to prevent future corrosion
Examining the Epoxy Filler applied to fill the "blow holes" created during the casting of the Bridge Parapets
Final touch-up by brush to a few of the 2 million rivets
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26th February 2009
Grit Blasting the South East Bridge Parapet
Blast Primer being applied to the South East Bridge Parapet
The South East Suspension Chain surrounded with scaffolding and Envirowraps
The South Tower
The South Tower
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Grit Blasting and Blast Primer
This video clip from the 26th February 2009 shows the scaffolding and Envirowraps on the east side of the South Suspension Chain.
Within the Envirowraps, one section of the South East Bridge Parapet is being Grit Blasted, whilst the other is receiving a coat of Blast Primer.
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