THAMES BARRIER VISITORS CENTRE
Unity Way, Woolwich, London SE18. Telephone: (0208) 854 1373. BR: Charlton. Mon-Fri 10.00-17.00; Sat, Sun 10.30-17.30.
The world's largest movable flood barrier, built in 1982 to protect London against rising water levels and tidal surges of the Thames. The unique structure consists of 10 separate movable steel gates each weighing 3,700 tonnes. The Visitor's Centre has scale working models of the construction.
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