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/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/videos/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge-2.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/videos/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge-2.htm#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 07:22:41 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=528 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/videos/grit-blasting-southwark-bridge-2.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/videos/all-white-under-southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/videos/all-white-under-southwark-bridge.htm#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 19:26:08 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=495 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/videos/all-white-under-southwark-bridge.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/map/southwark-bridge.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/map/southwark-bridge.htm#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:57:14 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=241 Southwark Bridge is an arch bridge for traffic linking Southwark and the City across the River Thames in London. It was designed by Ernest George and Basil Mott. It was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. and opened in 1921. The bridge is owned and maintained by the City Bridge Trust, a charitable trust [...]]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/map/southwark-bridge.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/the-bridge http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/the-bridge#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 20:23:27 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?page_id=82 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/the-bridge/feed 0 http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/7th-may-2009.htm http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/7th-may-2009.htm#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 08:33:01 +0000 admin http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/?p=1 These images of Southwark Bridge were taken on 7 May 2009 and show Spans 2, 3 and 4 before restoration. Contractors have already completed Span 1 and are currently working on Span 5 (north approach). ]]> http://www.southwarkbridge.co.uk/images/7th-may-2009.htm/feed 0