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Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 3 - Bascule mechanisms and procedures for a...

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GHL2629924
Video title
Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 3 - Bascule mechanisms and procedures for a ship passing through
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Location
London Metropolitan Archives, City of London
Date
1968 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

Part 3 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, a diagram of the bridge's bascule mechanisms is explained, as well as the procedures for stopping traffic and raising the bascules. A ship moves through the river and bridge, after which traffic can resume.

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© London Metropolitan Archives / Bridgeman Images
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Largest available format 720 × 576 px 1,272 MB
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