View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. Artist: Unknown

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. Artist: Unknown

2-546-865 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London, c1893. 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.


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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

Trade & Industry Construction Industry

Locations & Buildings Bridges


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5195x3365
File Size : 51,215kb


Aliases

  1. 169069
  1. TB036
  1. 0220007450
  1. 169069
  1. 2-546-865
  1. 2546865

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