Tower Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets) is a Grade I listed building in the local planning authority area, England. A Victorian Bridge.

Tower Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets)

WRENN ID
spare-passage-rye
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Bridge
Period
Victorian
Address
Tower Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets), Tower Bridge Ec3, SE1 2UP
OS grid reference
TQ 336 803
Coordinates
51.50617, -0.07497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Tower Bridge, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, was opened in 1894 and designed by Sir John Wolfe Barry, with architectural features by Sir Horace Jones. It is a bascule bridge with a suspended approach and high-level footbridges connecting its twin stone towers, showcasing a French chateau influence. The bridge features massive cast iron balustrades and still utilizes hydraulic machinery to open. The remainder of the bridge is situated in Southwark. Tower Bridge and its approach are part of a group that includes the London Hydraulic Power Company Subways Entrance, eight bollards outside the main entrance to the Tower of London, the Tower itself, the Queen's Stairs, and Tower Hill.

Local climate

Tower Bridge (That Part in London Borough of Tower Hamlets) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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