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Jul 2021
RHS Harlow Carr set to start work on new bridge
RHS Harlow Carr is set to start work building a new bridge later this year, which has been made possible thanks to the estate of a key supporter.
The Thaliana Bridge will cross the Queen Mother's Lake at the south end of the gardens to improve access and provide new routes for visitors.
Dr Rachel Leech, whose research into the plant Arabidopsis thaliana inspired the design of the bridge, left money to the RHS as part of her will.
Arabidopsis thaliana, also known as the thale cress or mouse-ear cress, has a small genome of approximately 135 megabase pairs and it was the first plant to have its genomes fully sequenced. This meant it became a model organism for other research programmes.
Gagarin Studio and DP Squared Engineers are behind the project, the same team that recently built a footbridge for Leeds Climate Innovation District.
Work on the Thalina Bridge is expected to start in autumn 2021.
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It will be 21 metres long and three metres wide, made from steel and pre-weathered larch cladding.
Liz Thwaite, head of site at RHS Harlow Carr, said:
Gagarin Studio director, Steve Gittner said:
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