Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge has stood over the River Thames in London since 1894 and is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the world. It is the bridge of London you tend to see in movies and on advertising literature for London. Tower Bridge is the only bridge on the Thames which can be raised.
Harris Digital Productions filmed and photographed the essential 3-year restoration programme of painting works.
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Southwark Bridge
Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames. It was designed by Ernest George and Basil Mott and opened in 1921.Southwark Bridge is owned by the City of London Corporation and has just undergone a £2.5million restoration programme, which was filmed and photographed by Harris Digital Productions.
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The Monument
Built to commemorate the Great Fire which devastated the City of London in 1666, the Monument offers panoramic views over London. Standing 202 feet high, the Monument is the tallest isolated stone column in the world.Harris Digital Productions recorded the recently completed major repair project.
Temple Bar Gateway
At a cost of just over £3.0m – funded by the City of London along with donations from the Temple Bar Trust and several Livery Companies – the reconstruction of Temple Bar on a site next to St Paul’s Cathedral was completed in November 2004.Harris Digital Productions recorded the dismantling, restoration and rebuilding of Temple Bar Gateway.
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Restoration of Victorian fountain completed
The restoration of the St. Lawrence Jewry Fountain, which now stands at the East end of Carter Lane near St Paul’s Cathedral, was completed in August 2010. The Victorian fountain…
Restoration of Southwark Bridge completed
After three years of grit-blasting, scaffolding and polyethylene wraps, Southwark Bridge has been returned to its original bright colours of green and yellow. More than 1,000 tonnes of expandable abrasive…
Restoring the North Arch on Tower Bridge
Harris Digital Productions captures the restoration work taking place on Tower Bridge during the night time road closures last year. This short video shows contractors working on the arch under…
Restoration of Tower Bridge completed
AFTER three years of grit-blasting, paint analysis, abseiling engineers, scaffolding, cradles and polyethylene wraps, the most famous bridge in the world has been restored to all its majestic glory –…
Blackfriars Bridge in 1896
Journey back over a century to July 1896, though, and this tantalising half-minute of footage reveals our Victorian counterparts making their way to work across the Thames by tram, horse-drawn…
Work starts on Tower Bridge Walkways
On Monday 28 June, the final stage of the Tower Bridge re-painting work will begin. The new paintwork, which has a life expectancy of 25 years, is essential to protect…
Views from the Monument
Sir Christopher Wren’s flame-topped Monument to the Great Fire of 1666 is the tallest isolated stone column in the world. Completed in 1677, The Monument stands 202 ft high and…
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