'The Tower Bridge', c1900s. Creator: Eyre & Spottiswoode.

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'The Tower Bridge', c1900s. View of Tower Bridge with bascules open, and the River Thames. 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. From "The Album of Coloured Views of London", [Eyre & Spottiswoode, Ltd., London, c1900s]

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Size: 5440px × 3958px
Location: Greater London,London,World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,City of London
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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