The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system built to protect the floodplain of most of Greater London from exceptionally high tides and storm surges... 30 KB (2,939 words) - 09:55, 5 May 2024 |
The Thames Barrier Park is a 7-hectare (17.3-acre) park in Silvertown in the London Borough of Newham and is named after its location on the north side... 2 KB (175 words) - 21:43, 1 September 2023 |
Thames House is an office building in Millbank, London, on the north bank of the River Thames adjacent to Lambeth Bridge. Originally used as offices by... 13 KB (929 words) - 17:09, 19 March 2024 |
Hydraulics Research Station (section Thames Barrier) operate within the tidal Thames Estuary. In 1968 of hydraulic studies were funded to understand how a barrier across the Thames would affect the levels... 6 KB (706 words) - 13:23, 4 January 2023 |
Professor Leonard Morrison, who has based his career on believing that the Thames barrier was built in the wrong place, disproves Hopkins' theory. Realising that... 9 KB (1,000 words) - 16:48, 8 March 2024 |
story of its construction was recounted in the opera The Eighth Wonder Thames Barrier, London, United Kingdom. Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, China West Baden... 24 KB (1,889 words) - 17:46, 30 April 2024 |
north bank of the River Thames. It is built on the former site of Minoco Wharf and is near the Thames Barrier, west of Thames Barrier Park, and close to both... 7 KB (466 words) - 18:53, 9 April 2024 |
Barking Creek (redirect from Barking Creek Flood Barrier) Creekmouth is nearby. The Barking Creek Barrier, a tidal flood barrier, was constructed in the 1980s as part of the Thames flood defence system, opening in 1983... 3 KB (265 words) - 16:51, 12 February 2024 |
Barrier Gardens Pier is a pier on the River Thames near the Thames Barrier. It is owned and managed by the Port of London Authority (PLA) which took over... 1 KB (121 words) - 07:35, 10 April 2024 |
the country. The need for a long-term replacement for the existing Thames Barrier which provides flood protection for London London's over-congested radial... 42 KB (5,030 words) - 19:12, 10 November 2023 |
London (redirect from London-on-Thames) the 1980s. Located about 2 miles (3 km) east of central London, the Thames Barrier was completed in the 1980s to protect London against tidal surges from... 262 KB (23,670 words) - 21:13, 5 May 2024 |
Geography of London (section River Thames) gradual rise in sea levels due to climate change. The Thames Barrier was constructed across the Thames at Woolwich in the 1970s to deal with this threat,... 24 KB (3,422 words) - 01:15, 28 April 2024 |
seawalls, dykes and levees and other sea defences. For instance, the Thames Barrier is designed to protect London from a storm surge, while the failure... 128 KB (17,470 words) - 14:40, 5 May 2024 |
surge. It is the second largest flood barrier in the United Kingdom after the Thames Barrier in London. The barrier was opened in 1980, and since then,... 14 KB (1,374 words) - 16:53, 17 January 2024 |
The table below lists many of the tunnels under the River Thames in and near London, which, thanks largely to its underlying bed of clay, is one of the... 8 KB (571 words) - 20:34, 18 February 2024 |
Maeslantkering (redirect from Maeslant barrier) port. Therefore, a barrier like the Dutch Oosterscheldekering and the Thames Barrier could not be constructed, as such a barrier would block the shipping... 14 KB (1,914 words) - 00:04, 23 December 2023 |
Flood control (section Flood barrier) flooding. London is protected from flooding by Thames Barrier, a huge mechanical barrier across the River Thames, which is raised when the water level reaches... 50 KB (6,457 words) - 10:13, 16 April 2024 |
Fire of London Nelson's Column Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain ("Eros") Thames Barrier Wellington Arch Transport City Airport Heathrow Airport Blackfriars... 61 KB (6,924 words) - 01:06, 2 May 2024 |
his role in a number of major post-war projects in London from the Thames Barrier to the redevelopment of Covent Garden. He also worked on a number of... 3 KB (157 words) - 01:15, 22 June 2023 |
Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. 1984 – The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London... 61 KB (6,215 words) - 17:08, 11 April 2024 |
failure of the Thames Barrier. The plot is similar to his 1976 novel Deluge, updated to include the construction of the Thames Flood Barrier. The book was... 6 KB (689 words) - 14:33, 4 August 2022 |
October: The London Victory Parade of 1982 takes place. October: The Thames Barrier begins operating; it is officially opened on 8 May 1984. The Broadgate... 213 KB (23,669 words) - 09:04, 1 May 2024 |