Tower Bridge

History • Engineering • Design

Kenneth Powell

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
21 February 2019

Memorials, monuments; Bridges

Tower Bridge, close to the Tower of London, is one of the best-known and most recognizable bridges in the world. Opened on 30 June 1894, this combined suspension and bascule bridge was designed by architect Sir Horace Jones and engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry.

This new book, published to mark the 125th anniversary of its opening, will explore the history of the bridge, set it into the context of the River Thames and its crossings, and will, above all, focus on its design and construction. Highly illustrated with old and new images, from material held in the London Metropolitan Archives to specially commissioned photographs, Tower Bridge: History • Engineering • Design is a major new illustrated study of a remarkable piece of architecture and engineering.

By: Kenneth Powell
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 205mm,
Weight: 1.130kg
ISBN: 9780500343494
ISBN 10: 0500343497
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kenneth Powell is an architectural historian, critic and consultant. He has written extensively on 20th-century and contemporary British architecture, and is the author of books on the work of Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and other major British architects. He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects and has served on the Council of the Architectural Association.

Reviews for Tower Bridge: History • Engineering • Design

'An engaging story made even more alluring through the 212 images packed into 192 pages. Powell has seemingly exhausted every possible source to bring together an extraordinary collection of photographs, illustrations and architectural drawings of the bridge' - Waterways World 'A comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to Tower Bridge offering great insight into the design, construction and operation of such a magnificent structure' - Best of British 'An excellent, highly readable, beautifully illustrated new book' - The Happy Pontist 'A very handsome book' - BBC Radio London 'Beautifully presented … this book does not limit itself in topic, background or illustrations' - Building Engineer 'This lavish volume, filled with illustrations ancient and modern, tells you everything you might want to know about the bridge’s remarkable engineering … [a] fine book' - Times Literary Supplement