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 meeting up 18 nov |
 allen b and jim b |
 ever-changing city skyline from the walkway |
 we learned the history of the bridge |
 south side of thames with the shard |
 wonderful sights up river |
 south tower - they have worked up there for years |
 john h, neil s, jim f, steve b |
 we had walked over the top |
 in the control cabin |
 the control cabin |
 the engine room |
 victorian equipment to raise the bridge |
 original 19th century equipment could still work |
 hydraulic accumulators to power the bridge raise |
 in the bascule chamber - that's the road up there |
 the huge bascule chamber |
 there she is |
 the 26 nov tour |
 tower bridge - shard behind |
 C19 stationary steam engines to power the bridge lift |
 26 nov group on the walkway |
 yet more great views across the city |
 inside the huge bascule chamber |
 don't lose these |
 magnificent by night or day |
 and from ground level - the gherkin |
 magnificent st paul's |
 over tower of london to city |
 12 dec group on walkway |
 down, down, down towards bascule chamber |
 bascule chamber - like a huge amphitheatre |
 tower bridge and city from street level |
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