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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H0777 |
| Description: One of the many rejected proposals for a Thames Barrier, this one clearly dates from the time when the Thames was still a major commercial highway. It envisaged a dam rather than a barrier, with a road bridge on top. To allow shipping to pass, the dam had six large locks and the road could be raised by a bascule arrangement. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1960s |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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