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John Wolfe Barry and Tower Bridge blue plaque
John Wolfe Barry · Civil Engineer
Inscription
“Tower Bridge opened 1894. Built to the design of Sir John Wolfe Barry the whole mechanical construction is unique in the world and the acme of steam and hydraulic power in the Victorian era.”
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1836-1918
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Tower Bridge
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John Wolfe Barry
civil engineer and Knight Bachelor · (1836-1918)
Tower Bridge
bridge · (1886-present)
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