View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London mb-code 1238092 A man tries to open

A man tries to open his umbrella and a soaked dog runs past

Blackfriars Bridge is visible in the distance with St Paul's Cathedral and the City of London beyond

View of Aldersgate

looking north east

View of Tower Bridge under construction with river traffic in the foreground, London mb-code 1238092 A man tries to openView 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.