Tower Bridge London Operations Manual

Product Description Tower Bridge is one of London s most recognisable landmarks. Visited by some 830,000 sightseers every year it is famous the world over as an icon of England s capital city. In 2019 the bridge celebrates its 125th anniversary. John M. Smith describes its genesis and construction, the larger-than-life characters that drove the project forward, and the novel technologies employed in the bridge s design and operation. Supported with a wealth of fascinating original drawings, historic and contemporary photographs, the Haynes Tower Bridge Manual takes readers the behind the scenes to reveal the innermost workings of this major London landmark. Review The bridge is a highly complex structure, and a fascinating one to study. The steel structure beneath the masonry facades is not entirely hidden: parts of the structure can be seen by those who wish to enter the towers and cross the high level pedestrian footways. Access to the boilers and engine house is included in the tour. Even so, there is much that either cannot be seen or which is challenging to interpret. Fortunately, an outstanding account of the design, construction and operation of the bridge has been written by John M. Smith and published in 2019. It contains numerous historic and contemporary photographs and beautiful reproductions of engineers' and architects' drawings. --Graces Guide About the Author John M Smith, BSc (Hons) MSc FIET FBCS CITP CEng, is a Chartered Engineer who studied mechanical and electrical engineering and moved into IT project management and consulting. He is the author of Troubled IT Projects - Prevention and Turnaround (published by the IET) and Tower Bridge London Operations Manual and has published upwards of sixty articles in the model engineering press.