Описание: Panel by artist Sarah McMenemy on the platform of Shadwell Station on London's Overground network. The massive Rocking Bascule (balance) Bridge in Garnet Street no longer rocks upright to let boats access Shadwell Basin. Non-operational, it remains in place as part of the roadway to the west of the Basin. Click this link to take a virtual drive over the Garnet Street Bascule Bridge. This photo added to the Flickr map (right-hand side of this page) showing the location of the Bridge in Garnet Road. Not Shadwell Overground Station where Sarah McMenemy's panels are displayed. _________________________________ Apology Initially I muddled-up two Bascule bridges at either end of Shadwell Basin. I also got the links wrong. Apologies. Now corrected (10 December 2016). As well as the bridge drawn by Sarah McMenemy there's a second Bascule Bridge at the eastern end of Shadwell Basin. This too is non-operational and is a permanent part of the Wapping Wall roadway. § Google Streetview of the eastern Shadwell Basin bridge from Wapping Wall. § Wikipedia photo of the eastern Shadwell Basin bridge. § The Docklands History Group study the Port of London and the tidal River Thames. In October 2010 They published a freely downloadable paper by Malcolm Tucker: “Movable Bridges in London’s Docks”. www.docklandshistorygroup.org.uk/page6.html § There are two non-operational bascule bridges in Rotherhithe on the south bank of the Thames. One is in Rotherhithe Street. It's painted a dark red and easily seen in in this Google aerial photo. The aerial view is useful for seeing how these different parts of London, north and south of the Thames, are linked by road and rail. Viewing these areas from above with the names of places and streets makes me curious about their history. Also makes me a bit sentimental about their history. Like many other people I tend to think that cities, rivers and even seas stay in the same place. Changing maps and aerial photos show that to be false.
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