Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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A few days prior to a procedure to fix Mr C’s unexpected health condition that caused us to cancel our Madeira trip in October we had a last minute day trip to London.
We enjoyed a special meal deal in The Ivy looking towards Tower Bridge, our destination for the day. Tower Bridge with its glass [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2026
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TWENTY bridges from Tower to Kew -
Wanted to know what the River knew,
Twenty Bridges or twenty-two,
For they were young, and the Thames was old
And this is the tale that River told
― Rudyard Kipling
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2026
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Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London which crosses the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, from which it takes its name, and has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 7th 2015
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A brief history from Wiki:
Background
In the second half of the 19th century, increased commercial development in the East End of London led to a requirement for a new river crossing downstream of London Bridge. A traditional fixed bridge could not be built because it would cut off access by tall-masted ships to the [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2012
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The Tower of London wall walk provides some great views of Tower Bridge and from this viewpoint the scaffolding and envirowraps are hidden. The bridge is currently undergoing a three year restoration programme of painting works and stone cleaning. This only takes place once per quarter of a century.
I have never been in [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2009
