View of the busy Thames looking towards Tower Bridge, London, c1920. Artist: Unknown

View of the busy Thames looking towards Tower Bridge, London, c1920. Artist: Unknown

2-546-862 - London Metropolitan Archives (London Picture Archive)/Heritage Images

View of the busy Thames looking towards Tower Bridge, London, c1920. 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

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Trade & Industry Shipping Industry

Locations & Buildings Bridges


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4752x3678
File Size : 51,205kb


Aliases

  1. 169066
  1. TB004
  1. 0220007447
  1. 169066
  1. 2-546-862
  1. 2546862

Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.