Our working Victorian engines were designed to lift Tower Bridge's bascules for River Thames traffic ⛵ Now they've been retired from working life, but 2 of them take pride of place in our Engine Rooms exhibit. | Tower Bridge

⛵😲Tower Bridge lifted its bascules for a very special guest this week. The Nao Santa María, a replica of Christopher Columbus’s flagship from his 1492 voyage, arrived in London yesterday. The Nao Victoria Foundation, which built the ship in 2018, said it was a "faithful, full-scale historical reproduction" It said the ship sailed "as a floating museum of its own story and Spanish maritime heritage". #towerbridge #boating #riverthames #londonlife #london #bbcnews | BBC London