Tower Bridge
Two new commercial boiler rooms and full distribution pipework inside a working heritage landmark - delivered through the height of the tourist season.
Project value
£800,000
New boiler rooms
2
Setting
Live heritage landmark
Sector
Heritage
Project overview
This project involved installing new structural steelwork to extend the existing plantrooms within the two main piers. We removed the redundant plant and installed a completely new boiler plant onto the new steelwork platform.
From there we installed new distribution pipework up to the two public viewing walkways to feed the existing radiators and new high-level space heating. The existing gas supply to the south-west tower boiler room was leaking and had to be replaced - running a new pipe from the existing gas meter room located on Shad Thames beneath the bridge, through the gift shop and up onto the Tower Bridge Approach footpath within a duct.
All of this was carried out during the height of the tourist season. This was a complex project as we had to work around the public, staff and the busy traffic that crosses the bridge every day. Planning and preparation were key to the success of this project, which was completed on time.
Client
Tower Bridge / City of London
Location
Tower Bridge, London SE1
On site
Project photography from site. Higher-resolution imagery available on request.