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A great chamber within London’s Tower Bridge has been converted into an improbable music venue. The south bascule chamber is normally only used by a 25000 tonne counterweight, which descends into it when the bridge is raised.

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London's Tower Bridge.
London's Tower Bridge. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/trodel/3599409888/in/photolist-6u4Vab-6ydgy-eTomR1-2JTsA-cUy88y-pakrwd-x9yVvL-jXrHkB-bdZNMR-buKccD-x9wpcU-o2dMzg-uCutp5-rWuxyH-89ytg-ftXPZP-9EfZ7k-5QQk4W-r2wUJx-6TXT63-atTG7R-x9vQ1J-xr8MzF-qxQ38D-asBRnj-wuiK6k-fk9icK-rB4Ek1-sLovpk-8uw83w-fk9aut-pN74aF-dEPcF4-dFgswr-fk9gA2-r8ooBd-dd77Ao-bT2Svr-usVu-usVw-dd76wV-pW7TfG-enkrSj-dkimoH-fkorHU-bf4pYT-nRjads-rRpmAh-otCKtd-xrHDVa" target="_blank" rel="external">Jim Trodel</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" rel="external">CC BY-SA 2.0</a></span>

Twelve performances by the Docklands Sinfonia orchestra are scheduled for 26 and 27 September – although individual shows may have to be rescheduled if a tall ship makes a request to travel under the bridge. Read more: standard.co.uk

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