Description
This Victorian masterpiece remains a highly important crossing on the River Thames, as well as being one of London's defining landmarks. This compelling album of photographs by Harry Cory Wright allows us to experience the awe-inspiring structure of Tower Bridge in exquisite detail, from the intricate machinery and original mechanisms inside the control rooms and secret corridors, to the great cavernous space within the bascule chamber. It includes an interview with Senior Technical Officer Glen Ellis, who shares his own daily experience of lifting the bridge, evoking an incredibly vivid sense of 'being there'.
One of the world's most famous bridges is celebrated in this captivating visual guide
About the Author
Harry Cory Wright is a leading landscape photographer whose work is concerned with the fundamental sense of place. Glen Ellis is Senior Technical Officer at Tower Bridge.
Book Information
ISBN 9780500294673
Author Harry Cory Wright
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 280g