Tower Bridge

Author : Ken Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500343494
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tower Bridge written by Ken Powell and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tower Bridge, close to the Tower of London, is one of the best-known and most recognizable bridges in the world. Opened on 30 June 1894, this combined suspension and bascule bridge was designed by architect Sir Horace Jones and engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry.This new book, published to mark the 125th anniversary of its opening, will explore the history of the bridge, set it into the context of the River Thames and its crossings, and will, above all, focus on its design and construction. Highly illustrated with old and new images, from material held in the London Metropolitan Archives to specially commissioned photographs, Tower Bridge: History * Engineering * Design is a major new illustrated study of a remarkable piece of architecture and engineering.

Author : Tee Dobinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781999602208
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tower Bridge Cat written by Tee Dobinson and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David P. Billington
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691236933
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tower and the Bridge written by David P. Billington and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildings What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to The Tower and the Bridge, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting area distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by stunning photographs, David Billington discusses the technical concerns and artistic principles underpinning the well-known projects of leading structural engineer-artists, including Othmar Ammann, Félix Candela, Gustave Eiffel, Fazlur Khan, Robert Maillart, John Roebling, and many others. A classic work, The Tower and the Bridge introduces readers to the fundamental aesthetics of engineering.

Author : Harry Cory Wright
Publisher : Pocket Photo Books
ISBN 13 : 9780500294673
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tower Bridge, London written by Harry Cory Wright and published by Pocket Photo Books. This book was released on 2019-03-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. Designed by Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) and engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry (1836-1918) over a period of eight years, it was the largest and most advanced bascule bridge ever completed when it opened in 1894, requiring 11,000 tons of steel and involving more than 400 construction workers. This impressive feat of engineering helped sustain the growing commercial activity at the docks and warehouses in East London, and the sudden influx of daily commuters brought in from the newly built London Bridge station. Still in full use today, the bridge is lifted an average of 850 times a year. This Victorian masterpiece remains a highly important crossing on the River Thames, as well as being one of London's defining landmarks. This compelling album of photographs by Harry Cory Wright allows us to experience the awe-inspiring structure of Tower Bridge in exquisite detail, from the intricate machinery and original mechanisms inside the control rooms and secret corridors, to the great cavernous space within the bascule chamber. It includes an interview with Senior Technical Officer Glen Ellis, who shares his own daily experience of lifting the bridge, evoking an incredibly vivid sense of 'being there'.

Author : Edward Dennison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1782404546
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 30-Second London written by Edward Dennison and published by . This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover underground London, secret London, suburban London, and much more, on a revealing whistlestop city tour.

Author : Stephen Croad
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Liquid History written by Stephen Croad and published by . This book was released on 2003-05-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The London Stone at Staines marks the ancient western boundary of the jurisdiction of the City of London. The Lord Mayor and Corporation’s conservancy of the Thames extended east from there as far as Yantlet in Kent. This is the stretch of the river documented in 'Liquid History'. Drawing on the resources of English Heritage’s unrivalled photographic archives, the book records a journey along the length of the tidal river and over almost 150 years. We see the rural Thames as it approaches London, riverside towns, the civic and commercial development of the riverbanks, the working docks and warehouses, the development of the web of bridges that now links north and south, barges, sailing ships and warships, the great flood defences and a tiny beach that flourished briefly at the Tower of London. Featuring the work of pioneers of photography and some of the great topographical photographers of the 20th century, and with a fascinating commentary by Stephen Croad, 'Liquid History' chronicles the ebb and flow of the life of the river.

Author : John M. Smith
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785216497
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tower Bridge Operations Manual written by John M. Smith and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tower Bridge is one of London’s most recognizable landmarks. Visited by some 830,000 sightseers every year, it is famous the world over as an icon of England’s capital city. In 2019 the bridge celebrates its 125th anniversary. John M. Smith describes its genesis and construction, the larger-than-life characters that drove the project forward, and the novel technologies employed in the bridge’s design and operation. Supported with a wealth of fascinating original drawings, historic and contemporary photographs, the Haynes Tower Bridge London Manual takes readers the behind the scenes to reveal the innermost workings of this major London landmark.

Author : Hazel Rihoy
Publisher : Fastprint Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781780350653
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tears Over Tower Bridge written by Hazel Rihoy and published by Fastprint Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Helen arrived in a small African country with her husband to run the bar and restaurant they had recently purchased she found herself having accustom herself to a different culture and religion if she was to survive in her new homeland. Life became i

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Publisher : Campbell Books
ISBN 13 : 9781509851447
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Busy London written by and published by Campbell Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first novelty board book of London landmarks with push, pull and slide mechanisms.Push, pull and slide the London scenes to explore the sights of the busy city: turn the London Eye, open and close Tower Bridge, even raise the flag at Buckingham Palace!Busy London is a bright board book with easy-to-use mechanisms that are designed for toddlers. The colourful illustrations are packed with detail and things to spot, making it the perfect introduction to London, and a great way to share memories of a first visit.From Marion Billet, the illustrator of the popular Campbell London series.

Author : Marion Billet
Publisher : Campbell Books
ISBN 13 : 9781509881932
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My First London Bus Cloth Book written by Marion Billet and published by Campbell Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully presented cloth book featuring an iconic London Bus with tactile crinkly wheels.A very soft, very cuddly cloth book for babies all about London. Beautifully presented in a gorgeous gift box, this book is perfect for small babies to snuggle.