Tower Bridge » rust http://www.thetowerbridge.info Restoring the Most Famous Bridge in the World Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:20:02 +0000 en hourly 1 Tower Bridge before the restoration http://www.thetowerbridge.info/gallery/tower-bridge-before-the-restoration.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/gallery/tower-bridge-before-the-restoration.html#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:35:15 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=2251 A selection of images showing Tower Bridge before the start of the three restoration project. Beginning in March 2008, the scope of the essential works was to strip away the old layers of paint and repaint all the steelwork. The Tower Bridge Exhibition remained open throughout the process but the impressive spectacle of the raising [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/gallery/tower-bridge-before-the-restoration.html/feed 0 Removing the defective coatings http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/removing-the-defective-coatings.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/removing-the-defective-coatings.html#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:05:06 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=1461 Work is now well underway on removing the defective coatings from under the East Walkway of Tower Bridge. The defective coatings (rust and paint) are being removed using needle guns. The tool itself uses an electrical current to rotate needles at varying speeds against the metallic surface to slowly chip away at the numerous layers [...]]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/removing-the-defective-coatings.html/feed 0 13th November 2008 http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/13th-november-2008.html http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/13th-november-2008.html#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:40:09 +0000 admin http://www.thetowerbridge.info/?p=166 The scaffolding under the bridge on the South Approach           ]]> http://www.thetowerbridge.info/diary/13th-november-2008.html/feed 0