During the night-time road closures, specialist painting contractors removed the defective Top Coat and repainted the Bascule nosings with modified epoxy paint.  Read More →

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.  Read More →

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.  Read More →

Work is now well underway on repainting the East Walkway. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essential to protect the steelwork and preserve the bridge for future generations. Applying grey undercoat around the window frames Applying the blue finish coat to the grid floor on the East Walkway Painting the Walkways using the Side Access Cradle  Read More →

42 metres above the River Thames,  the walkways provide stunning views of the city and many famous London sites. With the aid of photographs and interactive kiosks, visitors to Tower Bridge Exhibition can gain a greater understanding of how life would have been when the idea of a new bridge was originally conceived. View of the City from the Tower Bridge Walkway Building the Walkways The high... 

42 metres above the River Thames, specailist contractors have erected Side Access Platforms to each side of the East Walkway. Repainting the high-level walkways will take approximately five months to complete. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essential to protect the steelwork and preserve the bridge for future generations. The Side Access Cradle One of the 12.0 x 7.5... 

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  Read More →

The two Alloy Space Frame platforms (cradles) were moved to the centre of the East Walkway on Saturday night to allow the cruise ship, Silver Cloud to pass through the raised Tower Bridge. Alloy Space Frame platforms Two teams of 4 ALPS operatives carried out the platform traversing operation, which involved the removal of the four rear hangers, then propel the platform forwards using 2 hauling and... 

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 Harris Digital Productions  Read More →

Stunning views from the East Walkway of Tower Bridge showing the River Thames and the North and South Towers. The River Thames is Great Britain’s second longest river and stretches for 215 miles from its source in the Cotswold Hills to the open sea near Southend in Essex. Keep up to date on the restoration and repainting of The Most Famous Bridge by following us on Twitter Please note: Tower...