Brunel's Other BridgeBrunel Swivel Bridge Project Photos September 2019
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Investigative Work in 2019
2019 170th Anniversary of Bridge
September 2019
Many events happened in September including Institute of Stuctural Engineers conference on 6th in the Create Centre,BOB's 170th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Sat 7th- Sun 8th September 2019 10.00 am -4.00 pm, and Doors open Day September 14th 10-4pm
The cake |
Conf Organizer Andrew Smith cuts the cake |
Balance the bridge- an interesting 'ride-on' model of the Bridge which youngsters had to balance before it could swing over a 'shark-infested' dock! |
John Willis who made the balance, with a couple of our volunteers |
Lift the bridge. Girl power. One daughter watches the dial while the other lifts the bridge. Mum watches with great delight. |
Stamping and Riveting. Stephen Williams our previous MP participating |
Stephen Oakes Had a Go Blacksmithing |
Lifting the bridge appealed to all ages |
Interesting to see the gap between Plimsoll bridge and the swivel bridge now that the bridge is no longer jacked up |
The Plimsoll bridge looks like an aircraft carrier when it is open. It swung lots of times both days, and many videoed it. We had to clear the visitors whan it swung |
Artefacts on display |
David overseeing rivetting |
Hydraulic Ram diagram |
BOB Watkins interview by ITV News |
Alessandra from Historic England being interviewed by HTV News |
An elderly Mr. B meeting Julian |
Mary found a new friend |
Bridge adorned with birthday ribbon |
HTV interviewing Geoff |
Ardent fan of BOB with his tiger anorak. He visited many times and asked for BOB to be painted on one of the Plimsoll bridge towers. Also seen is Bob talking to Mr B, Dominic a Clifton Rocks Railway volunteer and Hamish the AIBT chairman |
Even Maggie got captured |
Geoff and Hamish |
Overhead view |
Simon and E move the Bridge, first time in over 50 years. |