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|type = [[Flood]] control structure | |type = [[Flood]] control structure | ||
|location = [[River Thames]] | |location = [[River Thames]], [[London]] | ||
|first = The Runaway Bride (TV story) | |first = The Runaway Bride (TV story) | ||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]''}} | ||
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The '''Thames Flood Barrier''' was a [[flood]] control structure on the [[River Thames]], cited by [[Donna Noble]] as a major [[London]] [[ | The '''Thames Flood Barrier''' was a [[flood]] control structure located on a 520-metre-wide stretch of the [[River Thames]], between [[Newham]] and [[Greenwich]], in [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') It was cited by [[Donna Noble]] as a major London [[landmark]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
The Thames Barrier was constructed between [[1974]] and [[1984]] and consisted of ten movable gates, positioned end-to-end across [[London]]'s River Thames. These gates could seal the river off from the sea in the event of dangerously high tides. The four largest gates were 20 metres tall and weighed roughly 3700 tonnes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | |||
On [[24 December]] [[2007]], it was partially destroyed by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He used explosives to blow up strategic points of the structure. This let the [[Thames]] flood the abandoned [[Torchwood Institute]] laboratory underneath and flow to a hole in the middle of the secret base. This hole extended all the way to the centre of the [[Earth]]. The river water drowned the children of the [[Racnoss]], who were emerging from the hole. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | On [[24 December]] [[2007]], it was partially destroyed by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. He used explosives to blow up strategic points of the structure. This let the [[Thames]] flood the abandoned [[Torchwood Institute]] laboratory underneath and flow to a hole in the middle of the secret base. This hole extended all the way to the centre of the [[Earth]]. The river water drowned the children of the [[Racnoss]], who were emerging from the hole. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 19 March 2023
The Thames Flood Barrier was a flood control structure located on a 520-metre-wide stretch of the River Thames, between Newham and Greenwich, in London. (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac) It was cited by Donna Noble as a major London landmark. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
The Thames Barrier was constructed between 1974 and 1984 and consisted of ten movable gates, positioned end-to-end across London's River Thames. These gates could seal the river off from the sea in the event of dangerously high tides. The four largest gates were 20 metres tall and weighed roughly 3700 tonnes. (PROSE: The Time Travellers' Almanac)
On 24 December 2007, it was partially destroyed by the Tenth Doctor. He used explosives to blow up strategic points of the structure. This let the Thames flood the abandoned Torchwood Institute laboratory underneath and flow to a hole in the middle of the secret base. This hole extended all the way to the centre of the Earth. The river water drowned the children of the Racnoss, who were emerging from the hole. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
In a parallel world, while the Doctor still killed the Racnoss' children, he also perished in the flooding. (TV: Turn Left)
