From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " TOWER BRIDGE London's Water Gate as it has been happily called, this superb structure, a triumph of engineering skill, will certainly in future years be reckoned as one of the great works Of the 19th century. The hydraulic machinery, by means of which the centre bascules are raised vertically, as the next illustration shews, is a perfect marvel of ingenuity. The high level bridge is 140 feet above high water mark, lifts in the towers taking passengers up When this level is rendered necessary by the passage of a sh
From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extract text : " TOWER BRIDGE London's Water Gate as it has been happily called, this superb structure, a triumph of engineering skill, will certainly in future years be reckoned as one of the great works Of the 19th century. The hydraulic machinery, by means of which the centre bascules are raised vertically, as the next illustration shews, is a perfect marvel of ingenuity. The high level bridge is 140 feet above high water mark, lifts in the towers taking passengers up When this level is rendered necessary by the passage of a ship through the bridge. Mr. Wolfe Barry was the 'engineer, and Sir Horace Jones the architect. It was opened July 7th, 1894, and cost over "
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