http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk Linking Southwark and the City of London across the River Thames Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:16:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/restoration-of-southwark-bridge-completed.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/restoration-of-southwark-bridge-completed.htm#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:16:45 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=588 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 was used to blast South Bridge back to its bare metal framework, before being repainted using some 13,000 litres of paint. You can find more images of [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/restoration-of-southwark-bridge-completed.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-span-3-on-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-span-3-on-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:44:42 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=563 Specialist painting contractors have started to erect scaffolding on the final Span of Southwark Bridge.   ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-span-3-on-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 07:25:24 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=536 Industrial painting contractors have now started grit blasting Span 4. Polythene wraps have been applied to the scaffolding, which prevents particles of paint or dust escaping into the natural environment. More than 1,000 tonnes of expandable abrasive will be used to blast Southwark Bridge back to its metal framework before repainting. Images by Harris Digital Productions ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-on-span-4-of-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-on-span-4-of-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 08:19:38 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=514 Industrial painting contractors continue to erect scaffolding around Span 4 on Southwark Bridge. The whole section will be encapsulated with polythene wraps to catch old paintwork as it falls, protecting Thames river life. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/scaffolding-on-span-4-of-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/work-is-underway-on-span-4.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/work-is-underway-on-span-4.htm#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:40:37 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=483 Span 2 of Southwark bridge has now been grit-blasted and repainted. Scaffolding is now being erected around Span 4. You can follow every stage of the restoration of Span 4 on our website over the coming weeks. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/work-is-underway-on-span-4.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/whats-going-on-under-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/whats-going-on-under-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:09:45 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=468 Industrial painting contractors apply the Finish Coat ‘Southwark White’ to the underside of Span 2. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/whats-going-on-under-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/polythene-wraps-on-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/polythene-wraps-on-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:37:47 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=408 Polythene wraps have now been applied to the east and west sides of Span 2. The generators and compressors have been delivered at Southwark Bridge and work on grit blasting the underside will begin shortly. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/polythene-wraps-on-southwark-bridge.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/21st-january-2010.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/21st-january-2010.htm#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:01:15 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=364 Work has now started on erecting scaffolding around Span 2 on Southwark Bridge. The work being carried out is within the existing Traffic Management arrangements. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/21st-january-2010.htm/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/16th-june-2009.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/16th-june-2009.htm#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:02:50 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=140 The polythene wraps and scaffolding have now been removed from Span 5 of Southwark Bridge, revealing its bright colours of green and yellow. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/16th-june-2009.htm/feed 1 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/removing-the-envirowraps.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/removing-the-envirowraps.htm#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:26:30 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=103 Work continues on removing the polythene wraps from the scaffolding which surrounds span 5 of Southwark Bridge. ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/removing-the-envirowraps.htm/feed 0