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THE RIVER SPRING 2016 CULTURE 17 Robert P. McCulloch. In 1968 this US entrepreneur mistakenly purchased the old London Bridge thinking it was Tower Bridge only to realise when the shipment of stones were re-assembled at Lake Havasu City Arizona that he should have been more precise with the bridge name when he was on his shopping trip to London. River crossing was a problem in the late 1800s and a new bridge was called for that would not interfere with river transport below. A competition was opened for designers to submit their plans and the winning design by Horace Jones in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry was unveiled in 1884. Construction began in 1887 and seven years 31 million bricks and 2 million rivets later the bridge was officially opened by Prince of Wales and his wife Alexandra of Denmark on 30 June 1894. Tower Bridge is more than just a beautiful stately bridge it has been a dangerous roller-coaster to some people. Albert Gunton a bus driver had the scare of his life on December 30th 1952 as he was driving the 78 bus from Shoreditch to Dulwich when the north side of the bridge began to lift. Gunton took his and his passengers lives in his hands and sped up jumping the three foot gap and landing safely on the south side of the bridge. It was quite a miracle that the bus stayed upright and didnt fall into the Thames and that passengers suffered only minor injuries. For his quick thinking skilled driving and courage Albert was awarded 10 from London Transport and 35 from the City of London and the nickname from his colleagues Parachute Gunter and Waterwings seven years 31 million bricks and 2 million rivets later the bridge was officially opened by Prince of Wales and his wife Illustration by Alessia Tamasoski