How a multimillion-pound refurbishment of Blackfriars Bridge is possible due to an 11th Century fund.
Work is being carried out on one section of Blackfriars Bridge at a time, with parts fully wrapped up to ensure no contaminants drop into the ThamesFor more than a year, large parts of the 290m-long Blackfriars Bridge in central London have been shrouded by scaffolding and thick layers of wrapping.
Those who regularly cross the bridge may simply dismiss it simply as a way into the City, but look closely at the structure and you can see touches of Victoriana throughout in the form of its elaborate - yet also barely noticeable - decoration. Even the bases of the piers have a purpose, with the same designs being carefully carved on them as on the bottoms of the balusters. This is in spite of their position by the water meaning they are only really ever seen by any birdlife that might decide to perch upon them.
The balusters are taken off site for work to be carried out on them, with any replacements recast at a foundry in Wolverhampton The current bridge is the second crossing to have been built here. The first was created between 1760 and 1769 but demolished the following century due to damage caused by erosion to its stonework.
It is also wider than when it was first built, extra road space having been added in 1909 predominately to allow space for trams to trundle over it.The old cast-iron balusters have become discoloured and corroded, and are either cleaned up and repainted or remouldedHammersmith Bridge
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