http://www.thetowerbridge.info Restoring the Most Famous Bridge in the World Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:20:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/abseilers-on-the-west-walkway.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/abseilers-on-the-west-walkway.html#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:53:16 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1722 42 Metres above the River Thames, abseilers are removing the defective Top Coat on the West Walkway. The walkways provide stunning views of the city and many famous London sites. Please note that the  Tower Bridge Exhibition is fully open throughout this stage of the restoration.]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/abseilers-on-the-west-walkway.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/repainting-the-walkways-on-tower-bridge.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/repainting-the-walkways-on-tower-bridge.html#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.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/28th-may-2009.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/28th-may-2009.html#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 08:46:50 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=461 Polyethylene wraps being applied to the scaffolding, which surrounds the North East Suspension Chain of Tower Bridge.            ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/28th-may-2009.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/fitting-the-envirowraps.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/fitting-the-envirowraps.html#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 18:39:11 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=873 This video clip from the 28th May 2009 shows the Envirowraps being fitted on the scaffolding surrounding the North East Suspension Chain.]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/videos/fitting-the-envirowraps.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/learning/envirowraps-2.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/learning/envirowraps-2.html#comments Sat, 16 May 2009 19:45:26 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=911 ENVIROWRAP is a polyethylene shrinkwrap material. It is heat-applied to the scaffold structure and forms a taut bonded cladding façade. It looks smarter than conventional cladding because it is moulded more closely to the structure it contains. This will include any projections or extensions, and even circular or trapezoidal shapes. Containment and environmental protection The [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/learning/envirowraps-2.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/15th-may-2009.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/15th-may-2009.html#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 17:18:15 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=385    ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/15th-may-2009.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/7th-may-2009.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/7th-may-2009.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 20:22:53 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=359            ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/7th-may-2009.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-horace-jones.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-horace-jones.html#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 15:00:59 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=837 Sir Horace Jones was born 20th May 1819 at 15 Size Lane, Bucklersbury, London. The son of a prosperous solicitor, he studied architecture and spent some years in Italy and Greece to further his classical knowledge. In 1843 he commenced practice as an architect at 16 Furnival’s Inn, Holborn, and during 18 years designed and [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-horace-jones.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-john-wolfe-barry.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-john-wolfe-barry.html#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 16:33:55 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=843 Wolfe-Barry, the youngest son of architect Sir Charles Barry, added ‘Wolfe’ to his inherited name in 1898. He was educated at Glenalmond and King’s College London, and was a pupil of civil engineer Sir John Hawkshaw, as was Henri Marc Brunel, son of the great Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Barry and Hawkshaw worked on railway bridge [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/people/sir-john-wolfe-barry.html/feed 0 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/22nd-april-2009.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/22nd-april-2009.html#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:11:41 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=351  Watch video of Alan removing graffiti from Tower Bridge    Watch a video of Ian, painting the Tower Bridge shield    ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/22nd-april-2009.html/feed 0