Disused bascule bridge, Wapping, East London
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Disused bascule bridge, Wapping, East London
Image: © Derek Voller Taken: Unknown
This bridge carried the traffic using Garnet Street over the link between Shadwell Basin and the inner docks. It was periodically raised on its Southern end to allow passing boats. This operation took some fifteen minutes and was often exploited by local schoolchildren. The cry of "Sorry Sir, Caught the Bridger" was a reliable excuse to escape punishment for late arrival. This picture was taken in the late seventies, after the closure of the docks but prior to development of the area. It can be seen that all the windows of the controller's cabin have been smashed by vandals. The whole cabin has now been removed.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.508195
Longitude
-0.05512