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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...
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...
The Beasts of Bloomsbury
The Beasts of Bloomsbury
For many years, a masterpiece of English Baroque Architecture had languished forgotten and decaying in Central London. This is the Church of St George’s Bloomsbury, designed by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 18th Century.
The tower and steeple of St George’s is one of Hawkmoor’s most inspired dramatic and theatrical designs. It is based on the...
New balustrade and platform cage
New viewing platform
On Saturday 11 October the streets around the Monument were closed for an exciting landmark event in the Monument restoration project. A massive 100 tonne crane winched a new balustrade and platform cage on to the viewing platform. The balustrade was lifted in two sections before workmen welded it together. The operation took five hours to complete.
The platform cage has been constructed...
Temple Bar Gateway
Work has now started on the production of a programme following the dismantling of the Temple Bar Gateway at Theobalds Park, Cheshunt and the rebuilding at Paternoster Square, in the City of London.
Temple bar Gateway
Harris Digital Productions filmed the 18 month project, which clocked up over 130 hours of video footage.
You can watch a preview of our forthcoming production on the Temple Bar Gateway...
Southwark Bridge
We are currently recording the repainting of Southwark Bridge, which is being restored by expert industrial painting contractor Pyeroy, for the City of London, Corporation.
A three-year rolling programme
Southwark Bridge will be returned to its original bright colours of green and yellow
13,000 litres of paint will be used on Southwark Bridge
26,000 man hours to complete the Southwark Bridge job...
Tower Bridge


