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History of Tower Bridge Podcast: Episode 3. In our third instalment, discover how Tower Bridge is lifted, and some of the people who have worked here in the last 125 years.
History of Tower Bridge Podcast: Episode 2. David Laird, Education and Marketing Officer at Tower Bridge, talks you through the Design and Construction of Tower Bridge.
History of Tower Bridge Podcast: Episode 1. David Laird, Education and Marketing Officer at Tower Bridge, talks you through the origins and initial designs of Tower Bridge.
Download our Tower Bridge-themed scavenger hunt pack, which includes 5 activities for you to complete, wherever you are in the country.
Ever wondered how to build a Bridge? Well first you'll need solid foundations. Meet the brave men who dug the foundations of Tower Bridge, London, at the bottom of the River Thames.
In 2019, we discovered the story of Keshavji Shamji Budhbhatti, the little-known Indian Engineer who worked on Tower Bridge. Who was the Indian Engineer and what happened to him once he left England?
Who was Sir John Wolfe Barry? Find out the engineer's role in Tower Bridge, discover what else he build and why is he still so highly revered today.
Who built Tower Bridge and who designed it? Discover the people behind London's defining landmark.
Series of films explaining how Tower Bridge was originally powered.
This photography exhibition and social media call-out explores the lives that connect London’s defining landmark today
Consolidate your KS2 students' knowledge of Tower Bridge by helping our hapless Bridge Driver, Arthur, fix the Victorian engines and raise Tower Bridge on time!
Workshops and facilitated tours accommodate up to 30 children per session. Sessions must be booked and paid for a minimum of two weeks in advance and are included in the normal group rate.
Throughout the summer, English artist Melissa Scott-Miller will be in residence at Tower Bridge.
In this episode exploring the oral history of Tower Bridge, David Laird speaks to Peter Thurkle, who joined Tower Bridge in 1979 doing all types of jobs, from Bridge Lifts to security work, and retired in August 2015.
KS2 pupils will have fun discovering how Tower Bridge works and write their own code in Scratch to make it open.
Tower Bridge has joined forces with the team at The Literacy Tree to create this 3-week literacy sequence for Year 2s, around Andrea Beatty’s Rosie Revere, Engineer.
2017 Artist in Resident Alex Evans Returns for a series of online activities to help you draw Tower Bridge
Each year, Children's Art Week lasts an amazing three weeks! See below for the art activities we created for you to enjoy at home!
Accessibility information for the Tower Bridge website, including website translation.
Learn how to make origami boats. With Easy instructions and videos for all of the family to follow.