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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

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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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