Detail View: SHIMMER: Golden Jubilee and Hungerford Bridges
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Title:
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Golden Jubilee and Hungerford Bridges
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Creation Date:
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2002
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Image Date:
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2009
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Period:
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19th century ; 21st century
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End Date:
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2002
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Location:
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London
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Display Creator:
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HAWKSHAW , LIFSCHUTZ DAVIDSON
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Image ID:
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09-1176
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Description:
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Exterior view: looking along the bridge towards the North Bank. Hungerford Bridge was originally a suspension footbridge (I.K. BRUNEL, 1845). It was replaced by the current railway bridge (HAWKSHAW, 1864) which had walkways either side. In 1996 a competition to design new footbridges was won by LIFSCHUTZ DAVIDSON working with engineers GIFFORD. The bridges were finished in 2002 and named Golden Jubilee Bridges after the Queen's 50th year on the throne. The bridges are a complex self-supporting engineering puzzle secured by collars around Hungerford Bridge's pillars and attached to that bridge's foundations. The proximity of the Bakerloo Underground and the possibility of unexploded bombs in the riverbed made this solution necessary.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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LIFSCHUTZ DAVIDSON
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Creator Role:
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Architectural firm.
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Creator:
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HAWKSHAW, John
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1811
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1891
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Creator Role:
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Architect and engineer.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- London
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Subject Heading:
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Thames River (England)
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Subject Heading:
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Bridges, Cable-stayed
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Bridges, Iron and steel
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1800-1900
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