London’s Tower Bridge unveils £1m glass walkway

VISITORS to one of Britain’s most famous bridges will get a better view of the attraction thanks to a £1 million improvement.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Nov 2014, 20:06 BST
Members of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PAMembers of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PA
Members of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PA

The money has been spent on a new glass floor across Tower Bridge’s high-level walkways 138ft above the River Thames in London.

The west walkway floor is unveiled today and the east walkway opening is set from December 1.

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The floor will allow visitors a view of the bridge lifts and is the most significant change since the Tower bridge Experience opening in 1982.

Members of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PAMembers of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PA
Members of the media capture the view from the newly installed glass floor 138 feet above the River Thames at Tower Bridge. Picture: PA

The exhibition attracts about 600,000 visitors a year and the installation, provided by the City of London Corporation, is expected to lead to an increase in visitor numbers.

Taking eight year to construct, Tower Bridge was officially opened in 1894 by the Prince and Princess of Wales (the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).

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