Tower Bridge, London mb-width 5109 With a woman and washing

With a woman and washing line in the foreground

Aerial view of Charterhouse

while a flock of birds circles overhead

An oyster seller

Map of the City of London and surrounding area showing the extent of damage caused by the Great Fire of London in 1666

Tower Bridge, London mb-width 5109 With a woman and washingTower Bridge, London, c1907. View of the bridge with bascules closed and various river vessels in the foreground. 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.