Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s 1864 structure still has 99% of its original ironwork but needs preserving and sprucing up
It is a bit like that awkward job of painting behind a radiator – but on a vast scale and while perched high above a river gorge atop gently swaying scaffolding.
The challenging task of preserving and sprucing up Clifton Suspension Bridge’s wrought-iron chains, which needs to be done every 25 years, is in full swing.
