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| Proposed temporary bridge by Tim Beckett |
The temporary bridge is the brainchild of marine engineer Tim Beckett and his team at Beckett Rankine, builders of harbours, bridges and piers.
Tim's father, WW2 hero Allan Beckett, created the Mulberry floating harbour which allowed supplies to reach the Allied beaches in Normandy in 1944, and was essential to the success of the invasion.
The image above shows what the new bridge would look like. To see more about this ingenious solution (and why our Council will of course never approve it), see Hardman's original article.
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John Hennessy objects to this proposal as follows: "I can’t see this idea working, as an entry and exit will be needed at either end of the bridge. As Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge, cutting the links won’t be an option. To use the original road either side, it would require substantial engineering of an elevated section on the Hammersmith side right in front of the Old City Arms from the picture supplied, to clear the Thames wall. A new section of road to land cars off the bridge the Barnes side across Riverview Gardens. I am assuming the view in the post is from Hammersmith to Barnes. But whatever way, it would mean demolition of period buildings. We know that new structures would be ugly glass and concrete characterless atrocities.
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