View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched The guests sit at long

The guests sit at long tables bearing trophies

seen through the archway of Blackwell Hall in Cateaton Street

showing a watchman who has fallen asleep in his box

presumably his wife

View of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London Finish:Stretched The guests sit at longView of part of Tower Bridge from the River Thames, London, 1894. The photograph was probably taken on the occasion of its opening. 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.