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Progress on Victorian drinking fountain
Work on the restoration of the St. Lawrence Jewry Fountain is now well underway. The fountain which was last seen in the 1970s was dismantled into approximately 150 pieces and put into storage.
The pieces of the nineteenth century drinking fountain are being conserved and restored by Cathedral Works Organisation under the supervision of Freeland Rees Roberts Architects. The anticipated completion date...
Blackfriars Railway Bridge Refurbishment
Since March of last year Blackfriars Railway Bridge has been the focus of major refurbishments as part of Network Rail`s Thameslink upgrade programme. Whilst the short-term effect of these works has no doubt been the bane of many a commuters journey, directors promise that the long-term results will be well worth it, with an enlarged Tube ticket hall, refurbished platforms and improved access to platforms....
Victoria Station Refurbishment
Victoria Station is one of the busiest railway terminuses’ in the UK with an estimated 115 million people passing through it every year. The station is also home to the London Underground and various other modes of transport are available nearby (such as the Victoria Coach Station located along Buckingham Palace Road). At present the station is served by Gatwick Express, South Eastern Trains and...
The Lea Valley Nursery Industry
Harris Digital Productions in association with Lowewood Museum are producing a film about the Lea Valley Nursery Industry.
From at least the eighteenth century the lower Lea Valley was noted for its market gardens. Their continued growth during the nineteenth century owed much to a plentiful supply of water from wells, the access by rail for the delivery of the coal they used to heat the greenhouses....
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St Lawrence Jewry Fountain
Harris Digital Productions is recording the restoration and rebuilding of the St Lawrence Jewry Memorial Fountain, which has not been seen by the public since the 1970s when it was dismantled into approximately 150 pieces and put into storage. The pieces of the nineteenth century drinking water fountain have now been transported to the specialist stonework and restoration contractor, Cathedral Works...
On the BBC
The BBC has published a gallery of our images showing the restoration of Tower Bridge on the BBC website.
Harris Digital Productions is recording the £4million restoration for the City of London, Corporation
As one of the world’s most iconic and internationally recognised landmarks, and arguably one of the most ambitious engineering projects of its age, the smart appearance and imposing grandeur...
Tower Bridge, London
Ancient City Trust pays £4million for three-year-long Tower Bridge facelift
22,000 litres of paint will be used on Tower Bridge
44,000 man hours to complete the Tower Bridge job over a three- year period
Tower Bridge will retain its traditional blue and white colour dating back to 1894
1,500 tonnes of expendable abrasive will be used to blast Tower Bridge back to its metal framework before repainting
40,000...
London’s first vineyard
Harris Digital Productions has started recording the planting of London’s first vineyard since Middle Ages.
Volunteers with Bacchus vines
Volunteers gathered at Forty Hall Organic Farm in Enfield on Tuesday 5th May to plant the first acre of a groundbreaking new project – to plant London’s first commercial vineyard since medieval times.
Forty Hall Vineyard is a new social enterprise led by...


