Title

Tower Bridge, London, c1930s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Tower Bridge, London, c1930s. The construction of the 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. A print from Countries of the World, edited by JA Hammerton, volume IV, The Fleetway House, c1930s.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1930

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C55_130

Model release

Non

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

50,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 45,8cm x 27,4cm / 5412 x 3239 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river water building buildings London England River Thames Thames opening architecture country ship ships bridge British geography English color colour open innovation location Victorian century Tower Bridge Britain thirties concept civil engineering freighter road bridge steamship 19th century water transport 1930s 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature TGN Unknown Jones Horace Jones Sir Horace Horace Sir Horace Jones Horace Jones