Tower Bridge with bascules open, London, c1905. Artist: Unknown

Tower Bridge with bascules open, London, c1905. Artist: Unknown

2-546-860 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

Tower Bridge with bascules open, London, c1905. View of the bridge from Tower Gun Wharf. The construction of Tower Bridge was begun in 1881 to designs by Sir Horace Jones and it opened in 1894. It was designed so that the central section could be raised to allow the passage of ships to and from the busy wharves of London.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Horace Jones: British: Artist, architect

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Southwark Southwark

  1. 51 30 00 N , 000 05 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Locations & Buildings Bridges


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3620x4821
File Size : 17,043kb


Aliases

  1. 169064
  1. CCS018
  1. 0220007445
  1. 169064
  1. 2-546-860
  1. 2546860

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