Tower Bridge in pictures
A selection of images showing Tower Bridge shortly after the three year restoration project.
Finishing touches to Tower Bridge
The polyethylene wraps and scaffolding have now been removed from the bascules.
Restoration nears completion
Painting contractors have nearly finished repainting the bascules and the west balustrade.
Painting the tracery on Tower Bridge
Painting contractors applying a second coat of light blue paint on the west side of the bascule
Sealing the joints on Tower Bridge
Sealing the joints (caulking) and applying dark blue paint to the balustrade.
Grit Blasting the Tower Bridge Bascules
Specialist painting contractors grit blasting the Tower Bridge bascules.
Painting the turnstiles on Tower Bridge
Specialist painting contractors are now restoring the South West Turnstile.
Tower Bridge in pictures
A selection of images showing Tower Bridge shortly after the three year restoration project.
Repainting the bascules
The final stage of repainting Tower Bridge is now well underway.
The east balustrade on Tower Bridge
Specialist painting contractors have now repainted the east balustrade
Grit Blasting the Tower Bridge Bascules
Specialist painting contractors grit blasting the Tower Bridge bascules.
Polyethylene wraps on Tower Bridge
Polyethylene wraps have now been applied to the scaffolding which surrounds the Tower Bridge bascules.
Sir Horace Jones
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
Sir John Wolfe-Barry
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
Paint Analysis
The current ongoing restoration work on Tower Bridge involves the removal of all earlier layers of paint in order to ensure the complete adherence of the new paint.
Envirowraps
ENVIROWRAP is a polyethylene shrinkwrap material. It is heat-applied to the scaffold structure and forms a taut bonded cladding façade.